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In 2007, Elaine Aubé of Edmonton, Alberta received a disturbing call from Paige, her youngest daughter. “Mom, I have lumps in my breast,” Paige told her. Elaine wanted to hug Paige, but
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Vancouver, BC It was February 2008 when Christine Williams discovered after a routine mammogram that she had stage II breast cancer. Two weeks later, she had a mastectomy on her right side
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I had often thought how disheartening it must be to have your medical professional tell you that you have cancer. It was something I hoped I would never hear. Totally unexpectedly, I
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I have been on my journey for five years. I have Stage IV breast cancer that has metastasized and the doctors say it is incurable. 2014 was a year from hell for
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In September 2008, I received the call no one wants to receive: my annual mammogram had disclosed a mass that was likely a tumour, and a subsequent biopsy revealed that it was
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