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Young Mother Embraces Life with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Published: August 8, 2022 Anne Keane is a big fan of counting, from laps swam to miles ran to birthdays celebrated by her daughter Ruby. The most recent was Ruby’s seventh, and Keane plans on marking many more as she continues enjoying an active lifestyle with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Read more here. |
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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patient Aims to Spread the Word
Published: February 15, 2022 Like many people, Caroline McGuirk knew that lumps can be a symptom of breast cancer, even if most of them end up being noncancerous. What she wasn’t aware of is that the redness and swelling she had noticed in her right breast months before finding two lumps there can be indicators of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) — a rare, aggressive type of the disease. Read more here. |
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For Medical Assistant-Turned-Breast Cancer Patient, Colleague Becomes Caregiver
Published: September 7, 2021 The first time they met, in the break room at work, Raunada Bryant remembers struggling with her heavy Southern accent to pronounce Kristen Donoghue’s first name. Giving up with a laugh, she took to calling her new colleague “K” — not knowing the critical role they would soon play in each other’s lives. Read more here. |
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Care Team and Teammates Help Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Stay Strong
Published: October 23, 2020 As a multi-sport athlete growing up, Allison Rebello loved being part of a team. Today, living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), she credits three teams for helping her stay active and optimistic in the face of an incurable but treatable disease.
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Patient in Remission From Breast Cancer Mentors Other Patients
Published: October 19, 2020 It’s impossible for Jenn Thompson to forget the low moments of her experience with cancer — her diagnosis, her hair falling out, and the sense that she lost a piece of herself. But now, more than five years after completing treatment, Thompson can say that these aren’t the memories that have defined her.
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Surgical Nurse Stays on Shift During Inflammatory Breast Cancer Treatment
Published: August 3, 2020 As a nurse, Nadege Vilnaigre has devoted her professional life to helping those facing serious medical challenges. Her determination to stay on the job hasn’t waned — even in the face of her own experience with cancer.
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After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mom with Four Kids Finds Hope
Published: May 27, 2020 When Yvonne Frazier was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2019, she had three school-age children, a 2-year-old toddler, and a full-time job.
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