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It comes as no surprise that the more insidious cancers also tend to be deadlier – dependable screening guidelines are next to nil for early detection of cancers like mesothelioma or ovarian. ⁣
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Unlike breast cancer or melanoma, for example, the detectable symptoms of more discreet cancers tend to emerge in later stages. If a particular reason–like family history–isn't behind getting tested or screened for a specific type of cancer, the disease may silently progress until appearing in late stages when treatment is limited and odds of survival are slim. ⁣
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This is why some scientists, like those at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, have shifted their attention to the development of multi-cancer blood tests for early detection. So far, the research bodes well for exposing numerous cancer types sooner and more easily.⁣
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Click our link in bio to learn more about how the future detection for 50 types of cancer may be found in just a few drops of blood.

Join us for the @komenchicago Dare to Be Aware live webinar on October 27 at 6 p.m. CST! Dr. Shelly Smekens from @raden_wellness will be talking to us about holistic support for traditional cancer treatments. ⁣
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Click our link in bio to register!

Popular fashion, travel and lifestyle blogger Ceta Walters was ready to embark on her next phase of life when cancer came knocking. ⁣
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“It felt like someone punched me in the face with a brick,” Walters says. “I felt like I was finally living my authentic self, unapologetically. And now this? Like no, this is not a part of my plan.” ⁣
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As a blogger, Walters was used to sharing the intimate details of her life with her readers. But nothing prepared her for what it was like to have cancer. Was she willing to share that part of herself, too? ⁣
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Click our link in bio to learn more about @clarkandstone's cancer journey and how sharing her diagnosis and treatment process has helped her to feel less alone.

Even before her husband Chuck’s colon cancer diagnosis in September of 2013, Candace Jordan made it a point to highlight the nonprofits that are moving mountains in the cancer world.

The final giveaway of the @bettertogetherbook virtual book tour opens today!

Better Together is a guidebook for anyone navigating the cancer experience; whether you are newly diagnosed, or a seasoned warrior. It is a source of connection, understanding, and support.
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WIN:⁠⠀⁠
-A copy of Jessica's new book, Better Together⁠⠀⁠
-A subscription to Cancer Wellness Magazine!⁠
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ENTER:⁠⠀⁠
Follow @betterandcompany⁠ and @cancerwellmag⁠
LIKE this post⁠⠀⁠
TAG a friend⁠⠀⁠
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EXTRA ENTRIES:⁠⠀⁠
More tags = more entries!⁠⠀⁠
SHARE this post to your story for an extra entry⁠⠀⁠
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CLOSES:⁠⠀⁠
Friday! @betterandcompany will announce the winner at the end of the week⁠

We are so excited to share that our very own @cayleicw will be joining @fashionfightscancer's Breast Cancer Awareness Therapeutic Workshop on October 25 at 4 p.m. CST! ⁣
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@caramariepiazza will be showing us how to sustainably dye natural fabrics with everyday household items.⁣
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The workshop is FREE to cancer patients and survivors. Click our link in bio to register!

For our latest Ask the Doctor feature, New York-based infectious disease doctor and breast cancer thriver Dr. Alexea Gaffney answers your questions about staying healthy during the cough, cold and flu season. ⁣⁠⁣
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@dralexea knows a thing or two about infectious diseases and cancer. Gaffney, a New York-based infectious disease physician at Stony Brook Medicine, is also a breast cancer thriver. And when she’s not sharing her experiences about battling breast cancer, she’s keeping her growing social media audience informed on the best ways to stay safe and healthy during the year. ⁣⁠⁣
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Gaffney’s insights come at an especially important time for cancer warriors and thrivers—during the start of the cough, cold and flu season. Fighting off infectious diseases and viruses is always a topic of concern for the cancer community due to compromised immune systems. But the mounting complications of the COVID-19 pandemic has made our current cough, cold and flu season particularly gruesome. ⁣⁠⁣
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Click our link in bio to read our latest "Ask the Doctor" feature!

ENTRIES CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who entered and congrats to @jubieclugger on winning! Send us a DM to claim your prize! ⁣
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We are partnering with Raden Wellness to giveaway a telemedicine visit with Shelly Smekens and an in-home IV therapy session. ⁣
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1. Like this post. ⁠⠀⁠⁣
2. Follow @cancerwellmag and @raden_wellness⁣
3. Leave us a comment on this post.⁣
4. Enter as many times as you'd like!⁠⠀⁠⠀⁣
5. Entries close 10/26/20 at 11 a.m. CST. ⁣
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The winners of the @raden_wellness giveaway will be announced on Tuesday, October 27 at 12 p.m. CST. To win, your account must be public, spam accounts and giveaway/contest only accounts will be disqualified. Giveaway is no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.

@leeanntrotter feels like she was put on earth to be an advocate for the cancer community. ⁣
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The NBC-5 Chicago entertainment reporter lost her mother from metastatic breast cancer at an early age. While she says she initially shied away from cancer advocacy work, she soon realized that she had a place in the community through her platform.

As a blogger, Ceta Walters was used to sharing the intimate details of her life with her readers. But nothing prepared her for what it was like to have cancer.⁣
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Through sharing her diagnosis and her treatment process, Walters has kept her audience informed while also helping herself feel less alone. ⁣
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“I'm so thankful for my friends—my close friends, my distant friends, the acquaintances I’ve made throughout this process—because I’m not alone,” she says. “I have this sisterhood that I never would have expected to have.” ⁣
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Meeting breast cancer survivors, thrivers and previvors has opened @clarkandstone up to the possibilities of what her life can be like.

Skipping your monthly breast self-exam because you're not sure how? We are SO excited to share that @allynrose will be taking over our IGTV on October 21 at 1 p.m. CST to show us exactly how to perform a breast self-exam. ⁣
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Remember that early detection is key to fighting breast cancer and breast self-exams are a way to stay in touch with your body. Tune in to learn how to perform a proper BSE! 💗

It's no secret that a cancer diagnosis can leave you feeling anxious, fearful and overwhelmed. Your friends and family want to be there to support you, but sometimes it can be draining asking for what you need in the moment. ⁣
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Feeling supported during your cancer journey is so important and support groups are an incredible way to talk to people who understand what you're going through. Swipe to learn more about just a few of our favorite cancer support organizations. ⁣
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Are you a member of a support group that you love? Share below!

A plan of care is important after a diagnosis, but even more important is making your voice heard during the process so you can receive the care that’s right for you.⁣
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This week's #FighterFriday Barbara Livesay went "against the grain" in her plan of care, choosing to not have chemotherapy. Instead, she visited a wellness center after her surgery to find the tools to incorporate healthy choices into her life. ⁣
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Click our link in bio to learn more about her journey with ovarian cancer and how Barbara advocated for a treatment plan that was right for her.

Barbara Livesay went “against the grain” and chose to not have chemotherapy as part of her plan of care, embracing a more holistic approach. She recently celebrated her two years of remission with an open heart of gratitude and optimism for her life.

Allow the flavors of fall to ease you into this season. These anti-inflammatory dishes balance out the sweet, the savory, the acid and the spice and will have your friends and family feeling the love. Click our link in bio for the full video!⁣
Yield: 4 servings ⁣
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Ingredients: ⁣
4 large heirloom or beefsteak tomatoes⁣
1/2 cup salted pistachios, shelled⁣
1/4 cup pine nut⁣
1/2 teaspoon salt (plus more to season)⁣
2 cloves of garlic, whole, peeled⁣
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated⁣
1/4 cup fresh basil⁣
1/2 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme⁣
1/4 cup olive oil (plus more for drizzling)⁣
3 tablespoons golden raisins, chopped⁣
1 cup shredded mozzarella⁣
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Preparation: ⁣
1. Heat oven to 350 F.⁣
2. Slice 1/2 inch off the top of each tomato. Save tops. Remove the seeds and juice. Season the insides of each tomato with salt and add to an 8-by-8 inch baking dish.⁣
3. In a food processor, add pistachios, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan, basil, thyme and olive oil. Pulse until well combined. Transfer to a bowl and add golden raisins.⁣
4. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mixture into each tomato. Add shredded mozzarella cheese. Layer another spoonful of the mixture and another layer of mozzarella. Keep layering until the tomatoes are fully stuffed.⁣
5. Add the tops back on to the tomatoes and drizzle with olive oil.⁣
6. Bake for 45-55 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

One common theme our community often discusses about the cancer journey is the time spent waiting. Waiting to respond to treatment and waiting to see doctors – and often doing it alone.⁣⁣⁣
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That's why @danisofancy created an Adult Coloring Book specifically designed for breast cancer patients! With 50+ unique images, it's the perfect way for you to express your creativity, make masterpieces and help pass the time a little quicker.⁣⁣
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Click our link in bio to purchase your very own coloring book on the Cancer Wellness website! 💕⁣⁣

In February of 2019, just two months after her annual mammogram had suggested a clean bill of health, Fitz Koehler discovered a small lump in her left breast that would eventually be diagnosed as stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma. She was propelled into a new version of life where she was juggling chemotherapy, radiation and surgery all while being a mother and jet setting across the country for her job.⁣
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As a professional race announcer and fitness innovator, Fitz Koehler is accustomed to using her loud personality to push people to keep going even when it seems impossible.⁣
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She hopes her new book, an equally explosive exploration into her journey with breast cancer, inspires a similar mindset for cancer warriors while offering some tears and laughs along the way.⁣
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“My Noisy Cancer Comeback: Running at the Mouth While Running for My Life,” now available for purchase, is a charming page-turner full of heart that isn't afraid to be frank about the ugly parts of cancer — or, as Koehler writes, “the angry little cell that tried to silence this very noisy and very bossy blonde.”⁣
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Click our link in bio to learn more about @Fitzness's breast cancer journey.

What pushed Fitz Koehler to begin sharing her #breastcancer journey ended up being the odder side effects of treatment—like losing your nostril hair or your eyes changing color—that she felt no one ever talks about.⁣
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“Everyone knows you might feel sick and tired,” Koehler says. “But I just kept having side effects that were crazy to me that nobody ever tells you about, where I kept thinking, ‘That sucks. But this is really funny.’”
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@Fitzness hopes sharing the laughs and tears of her breast cancer journey will help inspire other warriors to keep going, even when it feels impossible. ⁣

The SHE REX™ band is a simple invention that's making a BIG difference in comfort during recovery from mastectomies, augmentations, and other surgical procedures.⁣
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The @shopsherex recovery band is designed to comfortably limit arm movement, helping you to not only heal properly, but to recover strong.⁣
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Click our link in bio to learn more! #ad

@bridalgirl80 applies this philosophy to more than just her breast cancer journey and is sharing this message in her new book, “Say Yes to What’s Next: How to Age with Elegance and Class While Never Losing Your Beauty and Sass,” released this July.

“I want these women to stop and embrace their lives and embrace themselves and embrace what’s next in their lives,” she says.

Bridal shop owner Lori Allen had it all, including two successful TV shows, a strong marriage and loving children. But it took a breast cancer diagnosis for her to finally care for the most important thing of all—herself.⁣
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“I think a lot of women do what I did. I put my health on the backburner,” she recalls. “As we get busier and busier, have children, we put everything above our own personal self. We just do it all the time.”⁣
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Click our link in bio to learn more about @bridalgirl80's breast cancer journey and how she is saying yes to life.

What do you wish people knew about your breast cancer journey? Whether it be the best ways to show support, recurrence and everything in between, we're sharing what the cW community felt was important to know about facing breast cancer. Swipe to read!

After three cancer diagnoses, @marianneduquettecuozzo9128 found returning to her love of art helped her understand her changing body.⁣
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As a decorative painter, her artwork was always pretty. But her cancer inspired her to create charcoal drawings that weren't her style at the time. ⁣
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"I’d take these messy charcoals and big paper and draw these very dark messy images. They were very cathartic and scary. It came out of me out of nowhere. But that’s me. That’s angry Maryanne. These things were never meant to be seen. They were dusty and messy and I would shove them under the couch I had. You don’t have to be artistic at all for art therapy. It’s just a huge way of self-discovery and expressing yourself." ⁣
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Click our link in bio to learn more about Marianne's journey and how her art has helped her to not only express herself, but connect with other survivors and warriors.

What is most important to @flawlesspermanentmakeupbyelsa is making her customers feel good. As someone who intimately knows the life-changing benefits of permanent cosmetics, she aims to bring that same sense of relief and confidence to people everywhere.

There is no handbook for how to navigate life post-treatment for breast cancer thrivers, so many are left to research and investigate resources, communities and health treatments on their own. ⁣⁠
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One such treatment, permanent makeup, continues to quickly rise as a supplemental service for life post-mastectomy. And Elsa Milani of @flawlesspermanentmakeupbyelsa is one of the best in the business.⁣⁠
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After getting attacked by a dog, Milani had two reconstructive surgeries on her face that left her with scarring and an asymmetrical lip line. She pursued permanent makeup to fix her scarring, receiving scar camouflage and lip tattooing. ⁣⁠
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“I looked like myself again,” Milani says. “That’s what inspired me to get out of cosmetic makeup and hair and learn permanent makeup. What happened to me inspired me to learn the craft.”⁣⁠
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Now Milani has made a name for herself through her paramedical tattooing that helps thrivers love their bodies. ⁣⁠
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Click our link in bio to learn more about the life-changing benefits of permanent cosmetics.

When @rozvaronabc7 was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2006, she couldn't imagine a future where she wouldn't be thinking about cancer every day. After almost 15 years and a second breast cancer diagnosis later, the ABC-7 Chicago traffic anchor is cancer-free and still remains active in the cancer community through advocacy work and supporting other warriors.

@acampoverdi always trusted her intuition. The first White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media and current women’s health advocate says her intuition had never steered her wrong. ⁣⁣⁠
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And when it came to her health, her intuition unfortunately told her breast cancer was just around the corner. Her suspicions were not random. With a long family history of breast cancer, Campoverdi was determined to take her future into her own hands. ⁣⁣⁠
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“The first thing out of my mouth when the doctor told me I was positive was, ‘I know,’” she recalls. “And when I received the call from my doctor letting me know that I had actually had breast cancer, as shocking as it was, it was something I had already accepted would come to be a part of my reality. That’s why I did what I did.”⁣⁣⁠
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Campoverdi’s experiences inspired her to explore the genetic connections between breast cancer and other cancer types. She further explored the issue when production began on her documentary, “Inheritance.” ⁣⁣⁠
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Click our link in bio to learn more about Campoverdi’s breast cancer journey and her documentary.

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