SURVIVOR | breast cancer
Sting like a bee BY BARRY KAUFMAN | PHOTO BY ROB KAUFMAN
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ESPITE THE PORTRAIT PAINTED BY STATISTICS, ANYONE OUT THERE WOULD BE FORGIVEN FOR BRUSHING OFF CANCER WITH THE DISMISSIVE “COULDN’T HAPPEN TO ME.” After all, to walk around each day knowing it could happen to you at any moment would be too much to bear. We’re almost forced by human nature to tell ourselves it’s someone else’s disease. And to be frank, some people could actually say “not me” and have statistics back them up. Say, those without any kind of family history. And those too young to be considered prime candidates for breast cancer. October 2012
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