The best care is being your own advocate

May 10, 2018 | 12m 00s

This three-time cancer survivor describes her encounters with colon cancer, endometrial cancer, and skin cancer and how her health care team was always there to support and treat her.

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STORYTELLER ATTRIBUTES
60 - 69
Female
College graduate
Black, African American, African, or Afro-Caribbean
6xxxx
Patient
STORY TYPE
Digestive System; Female Reproductive System
Cancers; Genetics/Birth Defects; Having multiple health conditions at the same time
Experiencing symptoms; Finding out a diagnosis; Being treated; Getting tests or advice for how to be healthier; Communicating with doctors and nurses; Making decisions about the right health care or treatment for you; Describing how easy or hard it has been for you to get the health care you need
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