Day 8 - About Gillian Alton

Oct 8th, 2024 - I turned 40 years old this past May. For those with average breast cancer risk, this would be the age when you can start to self-refer for mammograms. I never thought I would be dealing with breast cancer a decade before my 40th birthday. I was not considered high risk for breast cancer. There was no logical reason to believe that the lump I had discovered would be cancer, but it was. 

Early detection and treatment is so important. Please follow your doctor's advice for breast cancer screening, and if you notice something unusual, please get it checked out. 

I started the Tour de Elora Fundraiser in 2019 to raise money and awareness of young adult breast cancer. Please help support us by logging your kilometres, making a donation online and buying raffle tickets. Help us to spread the word by sharing the Tour de Elora website with everyone you know!