It was 2007 and well before Meghan McCain would be paid to have an opinion. In a New York City hotel war room, John McCain had gathered his most trusted aides to address his presidential prospects. The senator from Arizona had announced the run, but now his staff set out to extract a commitment. McCain…
Read moreSkin cancer is terrifyingly common—20 percent of Americans will eventually get some form of it, and more than 36,000 women will be diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest type, this year. Most of us know the best prevention: Wear sunscreen daily, stay out of the sun during peak hours (that’s 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., FYI),…
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When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2014, I was 28 years old, in grad school, living paycheck to paycheck as a part-time sexuality educator, and planning my wedding. I had lost my mom to breast cancer when I was 13, so I had a hunch it was coming for me, but the…
Read moreSince John McCain announced that he was diagnosed with glioblastoma brain cancer earlier this year, many politicians have rallied around the senator from Arizona and wished him a speedy recovery, including Joe Biden. The former vice president knows firsthand how difficult it can be to watch a family member suffer from cancer; his son Beau…
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“I’ll do whatever I have to do to get out of here,” Nikki “Trip” Triplet, 39, remembers thinking when she showed up at one clinic for breast cancer testing. But the self-employed, under-insured Texan wasn’t talking about fighting and surviving breast cancer. She was talking about getting out of that particular run-down facility. She was…
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When Homa Sadat’s father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2010, her family, including her mother and seven siblings, watched him shrink from 187 pounds to 118. Every day after work she would put on a brave face and visit her dad to lift his spirits. Then she’d head to the bathroom, close the door…
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