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When the Pink Comes Down: Breast Cancer & Hereditary Risk Beyond October

October ends, but living with breast cancer or hereditary cancer risk doesn’t.

In the finale of BRCA & Beyond’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month series, host Marisa Stachelski reflects on what remains when the pink comes down: the physical reminders of mastectomy, scan anxiety, changes in body image, and emotions that don’t follow a calendar.

Drawing on her experience as a BRCA2 previvor, Marisa explores why awareness month can feel both comforting and triggering, where previvors fit within the breast cancer community, and why people living with metastatic breast cancer deserve recognition and…

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