I had not done a Pap test since 2011. So when I realized that I had a discharge that was not going away for months – even after taking antibiotics – I decided that the next best thing would be to go get the Pap done. When my doctor said that we would have to do a biopsy, I knew then that I needed to prepare to go to war.

Hello my name is Sibella Bresciani.

I had adrenal cancer as an infant in 1985, so the word ‘survivor’ has been part of my vocabulary my whole life. Even though I was too young to remember what I went through, my dream was to help other kids like me by becoming a pediatric oncology nurse.

“I don’t want this. I don’t want any of this!” That is all I kept saying as the truth of my stage 2B breast cancer diagnosis with lymph nodes involved slowly sank in.

Heather Kun, MS PhD, is CEO of Fuck Cancer where she leads strategic programming to help prevent, detect and provide support to cancer patients and their families.

At the very core of my being, I radiate feminine essence.

Having had no family history of cancer. let alone breast cancer,

2020… After burying my stepdad, who had just died of cancer on February 1st, the pandemic was in full swing.

5 days ago, my breasts were surgically removed. This is known as a double or bilateral mastectomy.

“Good news is you don’t have any of the genetic variants of EDS (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) unfortunately you did come back positive for BRCA2”.

My name is Joanne Ameruoso. I am what is known as a Previvor. After having a first-degree relative, (Grandmother, Aunt, and Mother) and losing my grandmother and then my Mother in a very traumatic way to breast cancer, that was the day I decided I was going to be proactive.

Well, I have a heck of a story! My name is Toby Gopen, I am 66 now.

My cancer journey started before I was diagnosed myself. I watched my mom fight for he

I have known about being BRCA-1 since 2014.

On January 7, 2020, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I know no one expects to be diagnosed with cancer, but for me, all I could think was that it was really ruining my year. I was going to turn 50 in September and had plans to celebrate each month. From a food and wine show in Arizona, to Disney, to Vegas, to a family cruise.