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Body image after breast cancer: The Weight of the Situation
My body image problems started well after my breast cancer treatments ended. The side effects of my cancer treatments meant nothing to me. The loss of a breast didn’t really bother me. You could say that I wasn’t attached to it. My hair loss during chemo didn’t bother me, because I got more compliments on my wig than I have ever received about my actual hair.
Debbie Kerr
Jul 15 min read
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Hair Loss...all or nothing with cancer
While not all chemotherapy treatments result in hair loss, when it does, hair loss might be more extensive than you expect.
Debbie Kerr
Feb 135 min read
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Cancer's lessons about life and death
While people often associate cancer with death, there are many life lessons to learn and so many lives to save.
Debbie Kerr
Oct 14, 20244 min read
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Work, career, and cancer
The following is my article, "Rosanne", which was published in Wildfire Magazine 's Work and Career issue (August / September 2024). Work...
Debbie Kerr
Aug 27, 20245 min read
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Being dense about breast density
Don't be dense. Having dense breasts increases your risk of developing breast cancer and it also makes it harder to detect.
Debbie Kerr
Aug 12, 20245 min read
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Life after cancer treatments
After cancer treatments end, what was normal before your cancer diagnosis might feel very abnormal.
Debbie Kerr
Jun 20, 20245 min read
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