Woman waited until after PSLE to tell her younger kids about her breast cancer

Ms Eryannie Mohamad's breast cancer journey has brought her family together. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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SINGAPORE – For almost 10 months in 2021, Ms Eryannie Mohamad kept her two daughters in the dark about her Stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis.

She had discovered a lump in her left breast in late December 2020, just weeks before she was due for her first mammogram at age 40. A biopsy in January 2021 confirmed her worst fear and her doctor told her the lump was about nine months old.

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