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10-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam diagnosed with breast cancer

19 May 2009 9 Comments

Posted by Sherwin

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A fifth-grade student from California has become the youngest person in the United States to be diagnosed with breast cancer.

Hannah Powell-Auslam was shocked when she heard the news last month, considering she is only 10. She underwent surgery to remove her left breast on May 7th after being diagnosed with secretory carcinoma, a slow-growing cancer.

But last month the girl was told the cancer had spread to a lymph node and she will need further treatment.

“It should be the furthest thing from your mind,” Hannah’s mother Carrie Auslam told reporters from KCAL-TV in Los Angeles. “Ten-year-olds don’t get breast cancer.”

Her parents say on a family blog that she is back home and now has become a young symbol of the fight against cancer.

Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.

Click here for more from KCAL-TV.

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    let us all give prayers to her and her family

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    Keep smiling Hannah both my daughter and I were diagnosed with breast cancer within weeks of each other 4 years ago and we are doing fine now. Stay strong, we are thinking of you.

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    Omg, Its shocking She's just a kid.How could it happen? You are never too young to develop breast cancer!

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    Omg, Its shocking She's just a kid.How could it happen? You are never too young to develop breast cancer!

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    Hey, great post, very well written. You should blog more about this. I’ll definitely be subscribing.

    Cheers

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    Hey, great post, very well written. You should blog more about this. I’ll definitely be subscribing.

    Cheers

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    She is symbol for fight against cancer.Hats off to her.

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    She is symbol of fight against cancer.Hats off to her.

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    All my best wishes for Hannah. I feel very sorry for you.