This photo could save your life
Lisa Royle warned the world of just how subtle breast cancer can be, in a photo that’s now gone viral.
When we think of breast cancer, we tend to think of a lump or mass, but sometimes a cancer can present in the subtlest of ways — something Lisa Royle of Manchester, United Kingdom, now knows well.
The 42-year-old mother posted a photo of her breast to Facebook just before her mastectomy, which has now been shared more than 71,000 times and garnered more than 45,000 times.
She wanted to share the single symptom that tipped her off to a growing cancer: a measly dimple.
“Ok so I never thought I’d post a boob picture on Facebook but I thought I would before it gets chopped off next week,” Royle wrote.
“So here it is...This is all that I found on my boob. Very subtle dimples underneath that could easily be missed when we’re all rushing round getting ready in a morning.”
Luckily, though, Royle noticed that tiny little indicator that something was off in her body.
According to The Daily Mail, she had her mastectomy this week and is now recovering. “Please take time to check your boobs,” she warned. It could save your life.”
