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Surviving survival is this week’s theme. Discussion around search for the cure has dominated breast cancer fundraisers; however as diagnostic techniques have improved and surgical & anti-cancer drugs have become more sophisticated; patients are living longer with significant issues; either physical or psychological. Surviving Survival is now a prolonged stage in the life of many women who have had breast cancer. Two key areas are; the void that is created when all treatment stops,& the gap between monitoring visits to the specialist doctor widens; a by-product of life challenging illness; the
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