Roxy Jacenko admits she regrets not having a breast cancer check-up earlier.
The Sydney publicist was diagnosed with breast cancer just weeks after her husband Oliver Curtis was imprisoned for fraud.
She told Fairfax Media that she wishes she hadnโt been โso lazyโ in getting checked for breast cancer, especially given that her mother has had it.
Ms Jacenko said she believed breast cancer mostly targeted women over 40. She is just 36.
The Sweaty Betty publicist urged women to โbe vigilant with self-examinationโ.
โDonโt just happen to be showering and come across a lump like I did,โ she said.
However, she was upbeat. โIโm good hands with the team at St VincentโsโฆIt can only be up from hereโฆ youโve got to tackle things head on. Iโve got two young kids. I have responsibilities. So itโs business as usual, just with a few [doctorโs] appointments in between.โ
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