When You Hear the Words “You Have Cancer”
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and according to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer sometime during her lifetime.*
Today Crystal is talking with Amy Brands, a young woman for whom this topic hits very close to home. As a busy 34-year-old mother to a school-aged daughter, Amy was stunned to hear her doctor say the words, “You have cancer.”
Listen as she shares her personal breast cancer journey, what was helpful from her community, and the advice she would offer to other women who are faced with a similar diagnosis.
*www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/about/how-common-is-breast-cancer.html
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