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  • Breast Cancer Awareness

    Breast Cancer in Men

    Breast cancer survivor Allen Wilson and his wife, Lisa, take part in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure in Houston earlier this month. Allen Wilson served as this year's chairman for the race.

    Allen Wilson doesn’t mind being a poster child for a pink cause. “Exploit me,” he said. Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 when he was 51. Now he’s using his experi...

  • Breast Cancer Awareness

    Life After a Mastectomy

    Tobey Young started a support group for breast cancer survivors and "previvors," those who choose mastectomies after learning they carry the gene for high-risk breast cancer. The support group can be found online at www.previvorsandsurvivors.com.

    Life without the girls. No more tatas. Adios to the twins. About 80,000 women every year have one or both breasts removed. Some of these are after breast cancer, and some of these fo...

  • Breast Cancer Awareness

    Breaking Breast Cancer News to the Kids

    Lisa Klenoshek and her daughter, Zoey, spend time together at a recent breast cancer awareness event. Diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, Klenoshek was tasked with telling Zoey, then 4, about her illness. In her book, 'Zoey’s List of Love: A Sweet Breast Cancer Survival Story,' Klenoshek explores ways to talk about breast cancer with children.

    Be prepared for all kinds of inquiries but here’s the main question most children will want to know, “What about ME?” Then, “How will my schedule change?” “Will you still have time f...

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