Yahoo! Health is making efforts to promote cancer detection and cancer prevention by hosting a group of blogs from celebrities, politicians, authors and other prominent public figures who have had firsthand experience with the disease. Sue Myrick, a Congressional Representative for North Carolina, is a cancer survivor who has successfully championed legislation aimed at stopping the deadly disease through increased research, education, early detection, and development of promising new medical therapies.

Her latest blog entry:

There is Hope
posted by Sue Myrick Wed, Aug 31, 2005, 11:51 am PDT

I speak on this subject every opportunity I get and my message is simple: you know your body better than any doctor. If you know something is not right; persevere until you get answers. I was fortunate, I had pain as a warning. But whatever it is that does not seem normal to you - check it out. Don't wait. Cancer found early is treatable and you will live. Don't take a chance and wait until it is too late. I've had women tell me they don't get mammograms because they don't want to know. My answer is that you will find out sooner or later - and sooner is much better!

Always remember there is hope. Hope in the form of doctors to help; hope in the form of survivors who will do anything to help; hope in your family who will lovingly support you and hope in the Lord who will get you through. I have been so blessed by having cancer and having survived!

Sue Myrick's point is a valid one! Nobody knows your body better than you. Start working on the betterment of your health today!

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