{"id":26455,"date":"2020-10-16T20:55:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T20:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=324987"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:16:16","slug":"a-pet-pug-helped-two-sisters-realize-they-both-had-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/a-pet-pug-helped-two-sisters-realize-they-both-had-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pet Pug Helped Two Sisters Realize They Both Had Breast Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sisters Amanda Tasca and Amy Niosi are grateful for one very perceptive pug. Amanda\u2019s dog Daisy, a gift from her husband Steve and one of two dogs in the family, is responsible for alerting both women to their own undiagnosed breast cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It all started when Daisy jumped up on her owner\u2019s chest and hit an unusually sore spot. Amanda didn\u2019t make much of it at first.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Tap Into Wayne<\/a>, Amanda has been diagnosed with fibrocystic breast tissue, \u201cwhich can cause breast tissue to feel lumpy or tender.\u201d Still, she brought up the lump to her OB\/GYN when she went in for a check up weeks later.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A pet pug alerted two sisters to their undiagnosed breast cancer.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amanda compared the lump to a grape when she shared the news with her sister Amy, who then checked herself for any similar lumps.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as I found out that Amanda\u2019s lump was cancerous, I had a sick feeling in my stomach,\u201d Amy said. \u201cI thought: \u2018I have it, too.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was Thanksgiving Day when Amy felt something hard on her right breast.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter I had my imaging tests, the radiologist came in and said that she was concerned because it looked like cancer,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The sisters each underwent double mastectomies for stage three breast cancer.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMine was like a grape and when she was like, \u2018oh mine is like a clementine,\u2019 I was like what?!,\u201d Amanda told Eyewitness News ABC 7<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amanda and Amy, both in their 30s, had breast cancer. And Amy\u2019s had already spread to her lymph nodes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sisters each underwent double mastectomies, while Amy was treated with chemotherapy and radiation as well, Eyewitness News reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Today, Amanda and Amy are living cancer free. Amanda credits Daisy for making that possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI 100% know it was her. And throughout my entire recovery she\u2019s never left my side,\u201d Amanda said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A pug\u2019s persistence may have saved two lives.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sisters will not forget this brush with cancer. It came as a surprise, as Amy further emphasized the fact that she and her sister both tested negative for the BRCA gene. They are now sharing their experiences with other women.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you have any kind of inkling or you feel anything, even if you\u2019re under the age of 40 where you normally wouldn\u2019t get mammograms, just go to the doctor get it checked,\u201d Amanda said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Learn more about this story in the video below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Matthew Russell<\/a> is a West Michigan native and with a background in journalism, data analysis, cartography and design thinking. He likes to learn new things and solve old problems whenever possible, and enjoys bicycling, going to the dog park, spending time with his daughter, and coffee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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