Information key in breast cancer fight

Oct. 5, 2014, 11:09 p.m.

AN impromptu fondle from husband Mark may have helped save Nicole Lewis life.

IN THE FIGHT: Breast cancer survivor Nicole Lewis, 41, is holding a fund-raising trivia night on October 24 to support research and treatment of the disease. PICTURE: JUSTIN WHITELOCK

AN impromptu fondle from husband Mark may have helped save Nicole Lewis life.

A lump was discovered and a short time later Ms Lewis was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2012.

Six operations, 16 rounds of chemotherapy, and 33 radiotherapy sessions followed in what was a whirlwind 12 months for the pair who have two young children.

There were two moments when I thought I wouldnt see my girls grow up when Mark found the lump and when the doctor rang me confirming the diagnosis, Ms Lewis said.

At first Ms Lewis, 41, struggled to accept the disease and was full of anger. I hated everything it (cancer) had done, she said.

It was only as the treatment subsided and Ms Lewis found solace in two fellow sufferers that she began to mellow and become more accepting of her situation.

Ms Lewis said an information session held by the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) reassured her and her family.

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Information key in breast cancer fight