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Breathe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 August 2023

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Renee J. Flores*
Affiliation:
Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Email: Renee.J.Flores@uth.tmc.edu
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Abstract

This is a personal essay about breasts. It focuses on my experiences as a young girl, moving through adolescence to a history of breast cancer in my family, including my mother’s breast cancer diagnosis. As a physician, patient, and wife, I reflect on the choices that I have to make and what this means for my identity as a woman and mother.

Keywords

breast cancerlossnarrative medicinebreastsbreast cancer prevention
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 33 , Issue 1 , January 2024 , pp. 137 - 140
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

Article Coordinator: Dien Ho; Center for Health Humanities, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA Email: dien.ho@mcphs.edu

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