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Tara’s Story

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’s Story

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’s Story

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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2018 was a Great Year for VBCF’s State Level Advocacy!

With the help of our dedicated volunteer advocates, VBCF had huge wins on two of our major legislative priorities this year: medicaid expansion and medical cannabis. Thank you to all our advocates who called, emailed, and met with their state legislators during VBCF’s State Advocacy days to speak out about these important issues. Policy change can be…
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