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When I first started working with World Vision, I would sit down and talk with them about issues that concern any part of the world. MSF told me about what was going on in North Korea. I also support AIDS and breast cancer charities.

~Alek Wek

Topics: About Aids Also Any Breast Cancer Cancer Charities Concern Down First Going Issues Korea Me North North Korea Part Sit Started Support Talk Them Vision Working World Would

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I had breast cancer. I caught it early.

~Allison Anders

Topics: Breast Cancer Cancer Caught Early Had

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I prayed often for deliverance from the pain caused by my decision to abort my baby. I suffered the threat of cervical and breast cancer and experienced the pain of empty arms after the baby was gone. And truly, for me, and countless abortive mothers, nothing on earth can fully restore what has been lost; only Jesus can.

~Alveda King

Topics: After Arms Baby Been Breast Cancer Cancer Caused Countless Decision Deliverance Earth Empty Experienced Fully Gone Jesus Lost Me Mothers Nothing Often Only Pain Prayed Restore Suffered Threat Truly

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Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Access According Alone Background Breast Cancer Cancer Countries Each Each Year Ensure Gene Got Health Live Low Mainly Means More Organization People Preventive Priority Some Testing Treatment Whatever Wherever Women World Year

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My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Breast Cancer Cancer Chances Children Developing Dropped Fear Lose Me Need Percent Tell Will I Can

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I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Breast Cancer Breasts Cancer Complex Decision Double Higher Made More Preventive Risk Started Surgery Than

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There can be life after breast cancer. The prerequisite is early detection.

~Ann Jillian

Topics: After Breast Cancer Cancer Detection Early Life Prerequisite

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I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a 'storybook marriage.' Well, in the storybooks I read, there were never long, long, rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once. And those storybooks never seemed to have chapters called MS or breast cancer.

~Ann Romney

Topics: Afternoon Boy Breast Cancer Cancer Chapters Five House Long Marriage Mitt Never Once Rainy Read Screaming Seemed Somewhere Those Well Were Winter Ms

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Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.

~Anne Wojcicki

Topics: Amount Been Breast Cancer Cancer Diagnosed Learn Recently Treated Tremendous Tremendous Amount Who Women

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I have mothers with small children come to me and say, 'You found that I had early breast cancer - because of you, I don't have cancer.' You've just prevented that person from dying early, and to prevent an early, unnecessary death is incredibly meaningful.

~Anne Wojcicki

Topics: Because Breast Cancer Cancer Children Come Death Dying Early Found Had Incredibly Just Me Meaningful Mothers Person Prevent Say Small Small Children Unnecessary You

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