Uri’s first experience with cancer was when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer during her sophomore year of college, in 1998. Thankfully, after a mastectomy and chemotherapy, her mother is still surviving and thriving to this day.
Because of her mother’s cancer, Uri joined a high-risk cancer group at her medical clinic and received her first mammogram at age 35. While the scans came back clean that first year, when she returned the following year in 2014, they found microcalcifications in her right breast. After a long wait for a biopsy, Uri heard the three words no one ever wants to hear: “You have cancer.”
I am here today because of early detection. We need to continue investing in cancer research so we can find more ways to catch cancer earlier.
Uri underwent a lumpectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, and oral treatment, which provided over five years of clean scans. She was declared cancer-free. Unfortunately, in 2021, Uri’s breast cancer returned and metastasized to her liver. She has continued to receive treatments to keep her cancer at bay.
Uri continues to use her voice to advocate for more funding for cancer research. Due to her family’s history of cancer and her own, she knows the true value of the investment.