Stories of Hope
Cancer survivor stories from the American Cancer Society.
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Breast CancerLong-term Breast Cancer Survivor Reflects on Life After 50
Published on: March 16, 2020
Now that she’s in her 50s, Pam Matthews has more aches, pains, and other physical problems. She blames some of this on age, and some of it on long-term side effects from breast cancer treatment she received in her 30s.
Breast Cancer Survivor Advocates for Smoke-Free Housing
Published on: October 8, 2019
Cathleen Reese has lived in tax credit housing in Hamilton, Montana for 4 years. Although smoking in her apartment building is not allowed, Reese says she breathes in secondhand smoke every day from her neighbors who don’t obey the rules.
