Photo: Del. Davis speaking to advocates during the 2019 State Advocacy Day hosted by VBCF & ACS CAN. Last week, the General Assembly passed legislation will put fair limits on the practice of step therapy. Step therapy – also known as “fail first” – occurs when a doctor prescribes a medication, but the insurance company requires…
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Tara, Henrico Please tell us when you were diagnosed and at what age. I was diagnosed on August 1, 2018 at the age of 37. What stage and type of breast cancer were you diagnosed with? I had stage 3 triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma How was your breast cancer initially detected? I found a lump…
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Jackie, Mechanicsville Please tell us when you were diagnosed and at what age. I was first diagnosed in 2008 at the age of 54. I was diagnosed a second time in 2011. What stage and type of breast cancer were you diagnosed with? In 2008 my cancer was Stage 1 invasive DCIS estrogen positive. In 2011 I…
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Kim, Goochland Please tell us when you were diagnosed and at what age. I was diagnosed in August 2014, having just turned 49 years old. Please tell us when you were diagnosed and at what age. I was diagnosed in August 2014, having just turned 49 years old. What stage and type of breast cancer were you…
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