Photo / Reporter Byun Seong-hyeon Choa, a member of the group Crayon Pop, revealed that she underwent surgery for breast cancer.
Choa posted on her social networking service on the 14th that she was “unarmed” and said, “I’m careful because many people are in more pain and suffering than me, but now I ‘ share my story with the idea that it could. be a help and hope to someone.” I took it off.
Choa said, “Cancer took a lot from me, but it enlightened and taught me a lot on the path of my life, and I live a much healthier and more dynamic life than I was before. fertility.
She continued, “There are many mountains to overcome for pregnancy and future childbirth, but I hope to meet a beautiful baby, name a mother, and make a full recovery to bring comfort and hope to those who have had the one experience. like me.” “If you’re going through this, remember that this too shall pass and don’t give up hope,” he said.
According to a video released by Choa, he was diagnosed with cancer last year when he was 33 years old.
Choa said, “I have been happy again for one year. I went to the hospital for a prenatal check-up. That day, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. At first, I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe I had cancer, so young and so healthy. Was it a mistake?
In addition, “I had various cancer tests, including MRI and Pet CT, which I took for the first time in my life. The diagnosis was stage 1. It was a 3cm cancer ‘there, making it difficult to preserve pregnancy. thunder, my legs gave out and I cried so hard that I could not see everything I could to reduce the size of the cancer even a little.
Choa said, “Thanks to these efforts, the size of the cancer at the time of surgery was much smaller than expected, and miraculously, I was able to preserve my fertility,” and said that about a year after to pass from surgery, and that she recently passed her fourth follow-up exam.
Cervical cancer is a cancer of the female reproductive system that occurs in the cervix, the entrance to the uterus. The most important thing in preventing breast cancer is to detect and treat precancerous lesions early, that is, before they become cancerous.
According to the national recommendations for cancer screening, cervical cytology is recommended at three-year intervals for women over 20 years of age. Based on the national recommendations for cancer screening, we run a national cancer screening project that carries out cervical cytology tests every two years for women over 20 years of age, and it is done free of charge.
Smoking increases the risk of developing breast cancer, so to prevent breast cancer, it is necessary not to smoke and for women who smoke to quit smoking.
Meanwhile, Choa, who started with the group Crayon Pop in 2012, married a businessman 6 years her senior in 2021.
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