While most of us get a breast checkup at our yearly ob-gyn appointment (and might even do those monthly breast checks at home), the truth remains that we may not always know what breast cancer can look and feel like. Breast cancer is incredibly common—it affects one in eight women—so it’s vital to know the…
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The 3DHD Perfect Complexion Set ($39) can help you conceal or highlight. And beginning on October 1, 20% of the proceeds from sales of the new limited-edition set will be donated in support of Bright Pink’s mission. La Mer Courtesy of brand. La Mer will donate 20% from the purchase price of a limited-edition travel-size…
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Like most of the women in my family, I carry the BRCA2 gene mutation, which means that if I did nothing, my risk of developing breast cancer at some point in my life would be around 85 percent. I’d seen firsthand what that looks like; my great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, and two aunts have all battled…
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At 32, I embarked on a second career—I love kids and was meant to be a teacher so I got my master’s in education. That same year, my son Parker was born, so I finished my classes online with a baby in tow. Juggling the two wouldn’t be easy under any circumstances, but ours was…
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We’ve all had those fitting-room moments where we stare into the mirror and wonder: Does this really have to be so hard? But when a fashion CEO has one of those moments, that’s when real change can happen. Fran Dunaway may run one of the most buzzed-about underwear brands, but after she had a double…
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I will never forget where I was when I received the results of my first breast MRI screening. It was June 2016, and my dad and I were in his car in a restaurant parking lot after having dinner in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, where I had recently relocated in an effort to be…
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