Previvor
There is this term being thrown around lately that I felt I should talk about. It is Previvor. I promise, that is spelled right. And it was first told to me by Doctor. She mentioned it because she had done a Breast Cancer triathlon and she had heard of some of the ladies getting upset because the Survivors had a couple of Previvors running with them. Now let me tell you what Previvor actually means. It means that you are a person who survived a predisposition (meaning you are more likely to get it) to cancer but you have never had the disease. Usually that means that you have the BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene and are doing everything in your power to prevent that gene from killing you. The reason I bring that up is because I, like some members of my family, carry the BRCA gene. That means that you go to the doctor (usually a cancer doctor like mine) twice a year and get everything checked out. You do your exams, blood work, and hope that everything come out okay. It also means that
