Interview with breast cancer survivor, doctor

Interview with breast cancer survivor, doctor

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so for this edition of 12 Health, host Shannon Hegy sat down with a survivor and her doctor to discuss the disease and how it's treated. Christine Alex of Bristol was diagnosed last year at the age of 39. Knowing her family has a history of breast cancer, she started getting mammograms at 35, and following her diagnosis, she made the difficult decision to undergo a double m…