1. Breast cancer teaches you all kinds of things you never knew. Like the difference between radiation and radiology. And what an oncologist does. How to pronounce adriamycin. And that the infusion suite has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with a luxury spa.
2. It doesn’t hurt. No, breast cancer mostly doesn’t hurt (unless it’s inflammatory). But the treatment can be an absolute bear.
3. Your body will never feel exactly the same again. You’ll be missing part or all of your...
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