“Go to the doctor, pay attention to your body”, is the call made by the actress Rebecca Jones, alarmed at the fact that “annually in America 100,000 women die from ovarian cancer.”
Jones, who overcame this type of cancer, had an encounter for Facebook Wednesday afternoon with María Fernanda Díaz de la Vega, manager of Health Programs in Pro Mujer, to share your experience.
“My symptoms were that my abdomen was inflamed and my doctor of 30 years of treating me, diagnosed me with colitis by mistake, but I am not spiteful and we continue as always,” said the actress during the presentation of the campaign Life is not a soap opera, in which Televisa is immersed.
Rebecca was very emphatic in asking women to monitor their health before being caregivers of parents, husbands and children. “Have you ever prioritized your family’s health over yours?” He asked the nearly 2,000 people connected in the broadcast, and 58 percent said yes.
“Have you ever had a mammogram?” 50 percent answered no. “It is very unfortunate that in Mexico, where extensive campaigns are carried out, information is not sought, breast cancer if detected early is curable, it is very serious that women do not have mammography.”
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He pointed out the importance of an attitude of strength in the face of illness. In her case, she is part of the 49 percent of ovarian cancer survivors, thanks to the fact that she underwent the right treatment, with a good attitude. “I was not saddened, I was not depressed, and I always stayed positive, that is my advice, it is not only to be smiling, but to feel lucky, because even if everything hurts, you are alive.”
He added that he never allowed himself to lose weight, “despite the strong chemo, I made the days good, from time to time I ate taquitos al pastor”, and he did not stop laughing. “You also have to see a lot of comedy, laugh, see funny things and stay away from toxic things and people, always positive and think that everything happens, the bad as well as the good. Always being in happiness and love is the best medicine, it is what brings us forward from breast cancer, ovarian cancer, as many times as it appears in my body, I attack it again. “
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