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Making Peace with Cancer

INSTEAD OF ASKING, “WHY ME?” WHEN DIFFICULTIES ARRIVE, WE CAN SAY, “WHY NOT ME?”

Catastrophic illnesses like cancer terrify us. You could argue, given their frequency, they should—although I have never found anxiety or worry to be particularly helpful in solving anything.

Every year, 250,000 women in the US learn they have breast cancer, and 1 in 9 women will be

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