HYDE PARK – Less than a year after State Senator Sue Serino (R, Hyde Park) announced she had undergone a lumpectomy after having been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, she announced on Monday that she has been declared cancer-free.
Serino’s lumpectomy was successful, but the tumor had begun to spread before it was removed, so she went on to undergo four weeks of radiation treatment.
She shared the news publicly ahead of her radiation treatments in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining routine health screenings, even during this uncertain time.
At her follow-up appointment late last week, Serino underwent a mammogram, which confirmed she is cancer free today.
The senator shared her latest news “in hopes that it will inspire others who may be putting off a health screening for any reason, to take a minute today to put their health first.”
She said her story “is one where early detection made all the difference in my treatment and recovery process, and I hope folks will hear it and make the move to schedule – and commit to keeping – their own health screening appointments.”
