LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Every year, about 316,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. A Lexington woman battling breast cancer chose a different technique in the radiology process that implants a SmartClip the size of a grain of rice into the tumor.

I spoke with her about her journey and why she opted for this technology, which was recognized this year by the FDA.

"I had the biopsy and it came back positive," said Lydia Wims.

Wims was diagnosed with breast cancer in November. That same month, she received devastating news about her husband.

"I found out that my husband's cancer had traveled to his brain," Wims said.

Wims' husband passed away on January 1st.

"It's kinda like wow I did all of this with you and now I'm doing it all by myself," she said.

Wims

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