Posted AT 3:49 AM EDT on 25/06/07
Stronach wants her battle to be a wake-up call for women
High-profile MP and corporate executive Belinda Stronach is battling breast cancer, but wants her misfortune to serve as a wake-up call to Canadian women on the importance of breast self-examination and regular mammograms.
"She wants to get out the message that early detection is key," Greg MacEachern, her executive assistant, said in an interview.
Ms. Stronach discovered a lump in her breast in April during a self-examination.
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