Melissa was flying high and loving life. Working as a long-haul flight attendant, Melissa's life was full of fun, friends and adventure. As a young woman, she didn't think that it was possible to be diagnosed with breast cancer.

Having spent two years living overseas, Melissa decided it was time to come back home to Australia so that she could be closer to her family.

She hadn't been back for long when one night, she felt a sharp pain and noticed a lump in her breast. She went straight to the doctor and was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma - the most common form of breast cancer.