Laura was first diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 34, when her daughter Megan was 3½ and her son Jack was just 5 months old. “Being diagnosed with breast cancer twice by the age of 37 was challenging, but life took on a different meaning when I was diagnosed for a third time in December 2007 aged 40."
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When Richard was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, he found that all his treatment was female-focused. Now, he is working to raise awareness and eliminate stigma for other men in the same position. "Walk the Walk commissioned a survey, which showed that one in six men didn’t know they could get breast cancer, but I think that number is quite optimistic."
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Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 30 years old and found treatment tough, both physically and mentally. “You realise what’s important. Those who stood by you through cancer are still, and always have, and will be, by your side. Of course I always treasured them, but even more so now.”
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When Beverly Lipscomb learned she had breast cancer, she was worried. Growing up, cancer was a dirty word said only in whispers. What’s more, as a transgender woman she had been taking hormones for decades and feared what life would be like without them.
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Growing up in Georgia and Michigan, Ira lived as Carla before gender transitioning at age 38. Carla learned that she carried a BRCA1 mutation, which gave her a much higher than average risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Carla had a preventive double mastectomy and hysterectomy before gender transitioning. Here is Ira's podcast:
"I used to think I was a victim of secondary breast cancer, now I see myself thriving." Jennifer struggled when she was diagnosed with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer, but has worked hard to change her attitude and to advocate for others who may not realise their breast cancer risk.
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