Breast Cancer Survivor

PHOTO: Facebook Bans Woman's Mastectomy Pictures

Posted 05.25.2012

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After Joanne Jackson beat breast cancer she wanted to share her story with the world. However, when she posted photos of her mastectomy scars on Faceb...

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WATCH: 33 Students And Staff Chop Hair At Same Time, Donate To Cancer Patients

Posted 03.07.2012

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After beating breast cancer, Liz Hewitt wanted to make a statement. A staff member at Convent of the Visitation school in Mendota Heights, Minn., ...

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I'll Keep Racing With Komen

Mila N. Becker | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Women's Health, Susan G. Komen Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen, Breast Cancer Survivor, Komen Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood, Women News
Mila N. Becker

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has been far more than a charitable organization to me. It made me a survivor and not a victim.

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What Is Victory? The Story of Breast Cancer and the NYC Marathon

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 01.23.2012

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Ellen Galinsky

The story of my niece, Sasha Rau, now 39 years old, running the 26.2 mile New York City Marathon in four hours, 25 minutes, and 58 seconds, two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer is such a triumph and inspirational story for all of us.

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I Want to Be a Scientist in My Next Life

Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson | Posted 01.18.2012

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Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson

Visiting the Argonne National Laboratory opened my eyes to a plethora of scientific investigation that is going on in a gigantic complex about 25 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.

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How Running Helped Me Cope With Breast Cancer

Andrea Paine | Posted 01.14.2012

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Andrea Paine

My girls were 13, 11 and 7 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Running gave me the physical and mental fortitude to deal with my operations, treatment and emotional stress.

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Facebook Removes Photos From Breast Cancer Art Project

Posted 01.03.2012

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In recent months, Facebook's practice of taking down offending photographs has come under increased scrutiny, centering largely around a clause in the...

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'Thank You, Cancer'

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012

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Red Room

Looking back over the past 10 years, I can safely say, that what does not kill you makes you stronger. Having breast cancer was a life-changing event. And for this, I would like to thank my cancer.

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The Power of Pretty, the Power of Hope: When Feeling Beautiful Matters Most

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 12.17.2011

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Barbara Hannah Grufferman

As more Americans survive cancer, and live longer, organizations -- and individuals -- are grappling with how to help them transition out of the "patient" stage and into a new life as a survivor who feels good, looks good, and has hope for her future.

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Remembering Cancer -- 10 Years Later

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012

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Red Room

It's hard not to fall in love with a man who draws on your body in black Sharpie pen as if you are a priceless canvas, and crafts you a new breast from the cancerous wreckage of your original one.

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Trymaine Lee

Katreese Barnes: Breast Cancer Survivor, Two-Time Emmy Winner And So Much Bigger Than A D*ck In A Box

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 12.10.2011

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CHICAGO — Katreese Barnes sat at the piano on the set of the "Rosie O’Donnell Show" late last week, playing for a group of producers trying to wor...

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What Does It Mean To Be A Survivor?

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012

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Red Room

I still remember, like a too-vivid bad dream, exactly how I felt when I first heard the words breast cancer in relation to me and my breast.

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Breast Cancer Survivor Forced to Go Through Invasive TSA Pat Down Despite ID Card

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 12.01.2011

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Medical ID cards exist for a reason. So instances like this don't happen. Lori Dorn, wife of Laughing Squid blogger Scott Beale, found herself humi...

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Elizabeth Rosner: Why You'll Never Hear Me Call Myself A Cancer 'Survivor'

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012

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Red Room

I lived through something that almost killed me, enduring indescribable layers of pain and fear and loss. Some of us got out alive, and some of us didn't. I am simply one of the lucky ones.

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Breast Cancer -- How I Learned To Cope With Hope

Jacki Donaldson | Posted 11.09.2011

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Jacki Donaldson

I had no grand plan for surviving cancer with a positive mindset -- I wasn't even sure I would survive it -- but I do have a few guesses about what helped me cope with hope, and not despair.

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Time: Love Every Moment Of It

Andrea Paine | Posted 08.13.2011

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Andrea Paine

Too much of our effort goes into wishing what was, or what is to be. We don't take the opportunity to live in the moment, whether it is good or bad.

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Breast Cancer Couch Glue And Silver Linings

Hollye Harrington Jacobs | Posted 07.31.2011

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Hollye Harrington Jacobs

For me, a Silver Lining is the (sometimes unexpected!) beauty, joy, fortune, love, and happiness that I find in everyday situations since the FBC diagnosis.

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The Surprising Power Of Hope In Surviving Physical Crises

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.

We often hear that so-called "resilient" people are more likely to come through a crisis less psychologically damaged. But what, exactly, is resilience, and how might it apply to a crisis, such as being diagnosed with a terminal illness?

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3-Year-Old Survived Breast Cancer

msn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aleisha Hunter underwent surgery for a mastectomy to treat her rare, juvenile strain of breast cancer....

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Courage, All Grown Up

Alice Crisci | Posted 11.17.2011

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Alice Crisci

Courage when I was younger came from many motivating places. But when I was diagnosed with cancer at 31-years-old, the audacious, cocky, egotistical girl of my youth seemed to disappear.

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Study: Pregnancy Safe For Breast Cancer Survivors

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 11.17.2011

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BARCELONA, Spain — Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a ne...

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Celebrating Breast Cancer Month On A Pink Plane With Melissa Etheridge (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Alana B. Elias Kornfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

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Alana B. Elias Kornfeld

It's fitting that my first blog post, after much agonizing over how to introduce myself to you, comes at the beginning of Breast Cancer Month--or as I like to call it Breast Health Month (thank you for that brilliant rewording, Dr. Christiane Northrup!).

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