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Breast Cancer: Advocating for Young Women

Staff - September 28, 2021

By Aisha Patterson and Sarah Teague Aisha Patterson During the summer of 2020, I was breastfeeding my 4 month old son when I felt a lump. I breastfed all four of my children, so I assumed it was a clogged milk duct and I ignored it; I told myself that I would get it checked out when I was done breastfeeding. Four...