Remembering Toby Quitsland
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month -- a chance to educate people about the disease and the importance of high-quality care.
Public awareness of breast cancer has greatly improved over the past few decades. For a long time, people diagnosed with the disease tended to keep their experiences to themselves.
That’s why it was groundbreaking, 30 years ago, when NPR health reporter Joanne Silberner profiled a woman named Toby Quitsland, who was experiencing a recurrence of breast cancer.
Her story not only helped build awareness of the disease, it also helped create a special bond between…
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