She Survived Breast Cancer, But Says A Treatment Side Effect ‘Almost Killed’ Her

(By Patti Neighmond for NPR)

After Virginia Harrod was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2014, she had a double mastectomy. Surgeons also removed 16 lymph nodes from under her armpit and the area around her breast, to see how far the cancer had spread and to determine what further treatment might be needed. Then she underwent radiation therapy. Continue reading article here…

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