COVID-19 vaccine alerts teacher that she has breast cancer
By Ashley N. Brown Kentucky
PUBLISHED 5:00 PM ET Jun. 28, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When the COVID-19 vaccine became available, middle school teacher Pattei Koth gladly rolled up her sleeve with the safety of her students on her mind.
What You Need To Know
- Pattie Koth is a middle school teacher who got vaccinated to keep her students safe
- She experienced swelling under her arm
- After a mammogram, she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer
- There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine causes or leads to the development of cancer
Her doctor said that since the vaccine can cause temporary swelling of lymph nodes which could lead to misleading X-ray scans, her doctor scheduled her for a mammogram a few weeks later.
“Shortly after my mammogram, within two hours I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” says Koth.
Koth first needs to go through seven rounds of chemotherapy...
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