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The Ultimate Survivor Looking Forward

In October, 2004, Elizabeth Edwards was traveling the United States supporting her husband, John Edwards, the former senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee. While on the campaign trail in Wisconsin, she detected a lump the size of a slice of plum on the side of her breast. Having a harmless breast cyst before, she thought…

The Road Less Taken

Television and film star — and breast cancer survivor — Maura Tierney chooses a very public path to aid others stricken with the disease For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is undoubtedly a life-altering event. From that moment on, the path ahead can be an arduous one, fraught with shock, denial, despair and uncertainty. But for…