Four Lessons Learned from My Breast Cancer Journey
In 2016, eight months after my annual mammogram, I requested another one. I hadn’t detected a lump or experienced any physical symptoms. But what I did have was my intuition and a family history of breast cancer. The finding was Stage 2 breast cancer. Listening to my inner voice is just one of the four […]
Read MoreSurviving with Gratitude
This Thanksgiving holiday marks five years since I heard those life-altering words: “No evidence of disease.” Several months earlier, I’d heard a different set of life-altering words: “Aggressive breast cancer.” “Aggressive” is a really scary word when paired with the word cancer. But the thing about cancer is that even when it’s gone, it’s still […]
Read MoreRallying Together to Defeat Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to education and fundraising around this devastating disease. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second most common cancer overall, with more than two million people diagnosed with new cases globally in 2018. That is a sobering statistic. We can and must do better. […]
Read MoreWhen it Comes to Breast Cancer, Don’t Suffer in Silence
My name is Diana Buxton, and I am a breast cancer survivor. Although one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, I never thought it would be me. I’ve had a fortunate life. But cancer doesn’t discriminate – it does what it wants and to whom. In June 2019, I discovered a […]
Read MoreBreast Cancer Awareness: We Must ‘Face the Unknown’
When I was a student at the University of Iowa, my best friend’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was a single mom who worked hard to provide for her son’s college education. To support his mom, my friend Corey started a fundraising campaign and quickly recruited me to join, with wristbands students could […]
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