During an interview, the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, spoke about her breast cancer diagnosis 3 years ago and recalled the importance of screening.
- Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the National Assembly, was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago during a mammogram carried out as part of organized screening.
- Once cured, she encourages women to participate in organized cancer screenings.
- Organized breast cancer screening concerns all women between 50 and 74 years old. It takes place every two years.
“I had breast cancer which was detected as part of traditional screening which allowed me to catch it early and be able to have surgery, radiotherapy and follow-up afterward.” In an interview with the media Ladies published this Friday, January 10, 2025, the President of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, spoke about the diagnosis of her breast cancer received 3 years ago.
Breast cancer: “It was a bolt from the blue in my life”
In 2022 “in the series of good new year’s resolutions”MP Renaissance decided to have a mammogram. It was this screening that revealed the presence of a malignant tumor in her breast. “It was a bolt from the blue in my life. No one is prepared to have cancer”she adds on the X network. “Like them (women who are diagnosed with cancer, editor’s note), I lived with the uncertainty of the diagnosis, the anxiety of the operation, the wait for the results of analyses, the daily life of treatments” .
“Today I am fine”assures Yaël Braun-Pivet. “I am on hormonal therapy and I am followed regularly by a team of caregivers who throughout this process have been tremendously committed and dedicated.”
The President of the National Assembly shares her experience to encourage women to get tested regularly. “Nearly one in two women do not have the breast cancer screening they are entitled to every two years”she reminds journalist Maïtena Biraden, adding that breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality among women.
Like more than 60,000 women each year, I was diagnosed with breast cancer just 3 years ago.
As with them, it was a bolt from the blue in my life. No one is prepared for cancer.
Like them, I lived with the uncertainty of the diagnosis, the anxiety… pic.twitter.com/mV6UvRQozn— Yaël Braun-Pivet (@YaelBRAUNPIVET) January 10, 2025
Breast cancer screening: how does it work?
In order to fight against breast cancer, screening is offered every two years to women between 50 and 74 years old via an invitation letter sent by Health Insurance. “Being screened does not prevent you from having breast cancer, but ensures that it is detected earlier, before symptoms appear”explains the organization on its website.
Screening consists of a clinical breast examination (examination carried out directly on the patient) as well as a mammogram. Furthermore, a second systematic reading of mammograms deemed normal is carried out by a second experienced radiologist when the examination is carried out as part of organized screening. These examinations are 100% covered by Health Insurance by presenting the voucher and the invitation letter sent.
“If you are 50 years old and have not yet received this letter, ask your doctor for advice during a consultation so that he can tell you what to do.”specifies Health Insurance.
Detected at an early stage, breast cancer with a good prognosis can be cured in 9 out of 10 cases. “If you need to make a good resolution at the start of the year, I can only recommend that you go get screened. Breast cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer…: don’t wait more !”recalls Yaël Braun-Pivet for his part.
