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Prepare to be inspired as Amy Cohen Epstein engages in a captivating conversation with Shaney Jo Darden, the visionary behind the Keep A Breast Foundation. In this interview, Shaney Jo shares her deeply personal connection to breast cancer, revealing how it all began with a heartfelt mission to help just one person…
Read MoreThe fact is, breasts are complicated organs, and it’s easy to feel lost in the myriad diagnoses, tests, and treatment options. 70% of women experience breast pain in their lives, especially from age 30-50, and that most of the time it is not an indication of cancer. It can however be extremely irritating and interfere with daily life…
Read MoreFor those who have received a diagnosis of cancer, or were present when someone else has, the memory of that moment sticks in strangely specific ways. We might recall the color of the wallpaper or the music on the radio, what we’d eaten that morning, or the smell of the hand sanitizer. And it’s common for the overwhelm of emotions in that moment to make it difficult to retain important information….
Read MoreElizabeth “Brianne” Lovin underwent a double mastectomy with breast reconstruction, a hysterectomy and a removal of both of her ovaries and fallopian tubes at age forty-one, not because she had cancer, but in order to prevent cancer. She is one of the approximately 0.25% of the population that carries a BRCA gene, a hereditary gene mutation that prevents normal tumor suppression…
Read MoreBreast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women. In fact, one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. But, with early detection, women have a survival rate of 86 percent. So, get to know your breasts, and don't ignore any unusual changes.
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