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Why I Kept My Cancer A Secret, And Why I Won’t Anymore

I’ve been keeping a secret. I’ve decided to tell it.

I have metastatic breast cancer, MBC, stage 4. That means the breast cancer has spread to my lungs, bones and brain. There is no cure. Eventually, it kills you.

Read the full article at: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/22/1009065462/breast-cancer-research-funding-metastatic-disease

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