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How I overcame fear and stigma to win battle against breast cancer

Woman hand checking lumps on her breast for signs of breast cancer. [Courtesy/iStock)

In 2020, as Emmy Angeeyo, 29, prepared to welcome her baby into the world, she noticed something unusual—a tiny bump on her nipple. It seemed insignificant, even the doctors dismissed it.

But as her newborn struggled to breastfeed, her concern grew. What she initially ignored turned out to be a life-changing diagnosis. 

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