Breast cancer, whether I like it or not, is part of my family's story. That's why I am so passionate about raising awareness, because I have seen firsthand how it can impact others.
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I'm a huge breast cancer awareness advocate because my mom went through breast cancer recently. It really brought our family closer.
I grew up knowing the importance of breast cancer.
I have experienced firsthand the tremendous impact breast cancer has on the women who fight it and the loved ones who support them. This is a disease that catches you unaware and, without the right resources, leaves you feeling frightened and alone.
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 13 and it was something we weren't really aware of as a family.
I have a lot of breast cancer history on my mother's side of the family.
I feel that between my experience and my mother's, breast cancer is a little bit like someone who lives next door. I know what that person looks like and what their daily habits are.
With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer.
With breast cancer, it's all about detection. You have to educate young women and encourage them to do everything they have to do.
Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. It strikes at the very heart of who we are as women: how others perceive us, how we perceive ourselves, how we live, work and raise our families-or whether we do these things at all.
When breast cancer took my mom, it met its biggest enemy.
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