Breast cancer survivor’s mindset and trust in doctors got her through treatment
Kristy Mouton started getting annual mammograms at age 26 due to a family history of breast cancer. Her results had always been normal. But she knew something was wrong when she was asked to come to her doctor’s office after a mammogram in 2015.
“I remember my gynecologist talking to me, but the only thing I heard was, ‘You have breast cancer,’” says Kristy, who was 46 at the time of her diagnosis. She had no symptoms.
Kristy...

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