Written by Dr. Lewis and abridged by Dr. Yoho. The Rumble version is HERE. I found a breast cancer lump in my left breast in 2016. I stupidly allowed my doctor to biopsy the lesion, which broke the capsule around it. This may have permitted the cancer to spread to the nodes, making me Stage 2 with three positive lymph nodes. The doctors had said the lump was too big to do a lumpectomy. I should have done cryotherapy to treat the nodule but chose instead to have a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction in one procedure to avoid repeated MRIs and constant worry. After surgery, they recommended tamoxifen, chemo, and radiation. I refused it all and was treated with diet, DIM supplements, vitamin D, stress reduction, psychological counseling, and spiritual work. In early 2022, I began to have a cough and shortness of breath. My chest x-ray showed a large right pleural effusion (fluid around my lung), and when it was sampled using a needle, it contained malignant breast cancer cells. My scans showed mediastinal l…