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A Story of Survival in Style

Last year as our nation "celebrated" breast cancer awareness month, my family, friends, and I became even more acutely aware of breast cancer than most who bought a pink-topped yogurt container. Having received my PhD doing breast cancer research, I understood all too well when my surgeon told me that the pathology of my cyst aspiration earlier in the week revealed Triple Negative Breast Cancer.  At that moment, I knew what stood before me: chemo and double mastectomy for sure, maybe radiation.

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