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Maite Perroni, Telenovela Star for Breast Cancer Awareness

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Mexico’s Maite Perroni is hailed by fans as “the telenovela queen,” but behind the headlines and chart topping songs, the 29-year-old soap opera actress and singer was fighting a private battle. Her mother, one of her biggest supporters,…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Buy Pink

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Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many beauty brands give back by releasing your favorite products with a pink twist. From meaningful necklaces to nail polish, they all benefit breast cancer initiatives (proceeds go to different charities).…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: My First as a Patient

All women know October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, right? Well, maybe. Last year, I must admit, I didn’t think about it too much. Having no close friends or relatives with breast cancer, it seemed the type of thing that happened to…
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A Friend’s Cancer Diagnosis Hits Close to Home

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I recently got the news via email that one of my best friends has just been diagnosed with colon cancer. I’m still in shock. My friend is a little younger than I am and has no history of cancer in her immediate family. Due to some minor…

Sh**t Girls Say to Girls with Breast Cancer

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Breast cancer survivor, actor and comedy writer Jenny Lidice Saldana has kept her sense of humor while battling breast cancer and turned her experience into this hilarious video, Sh*t Girls Say to Girls with Breast Cancer. This Happy Cancer…
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Former NYPD Cop & Cancer Survivor Educates Latinas

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After more than 20 years with the New York Police Department, Patti Murrillo-Casa couldn’t wait to retire in 2008. She was finally going to join her husband, Freddie Casa, who had retired from the NYPD in 2007. The plan was to take an…