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Journey: Life After Breast Cancer
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No Pink Ribbon for Me, I'm About More Than Breast Cancer


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"If I get herpes next week, do I have to change my ribbon?" (:57)
Betsy, a breast cancer survivor, wants to see research funded, but doesn't single out breast cancer with a pink ribbon.

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Do you wear a pink ribbon?
Betsy says she's not the pink-ribbon type. She respects efforts to fund breast cancer research but doesn't want to single out that disease over others. Likewise, she doesn't want to be all about breast cancer herself.

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