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Breast cancer survivor Tracy discusses her diagnosis & experience with a bilateral mastectomy

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Breast cancer survivor Tracy discusses her diagnosis & experience with a bilateral mastectomy

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Tracy talks about why she chose to have a bilateral mastectomy when she was diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer and why she hid this information from her mother, a two-time breast cancer survivor.

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