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Lt. Gov. Coleman reflects on her preventive double mastectomy
BY SARAH LADD KENTUCKY LANTERN Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman knew for a long time that one day she might learn cancer was at her door. Her family history put her on heightened alert; her mother, aunt and cousin all had breast cancer. So she “wasn’t shocked” when, in September, a routine mammogram — her…
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Lt. Gov. Coleman has twin mastectomy, citing exam, family history
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS UPDATE, Dec. 26: Coleman issued a statement saying in part, “My post-surgery reports came back clean! While I am grateful for my amazing health-care heroes, and the relief I feel for having answers, please hear me when I say, if I had put this off, skipped appointments, or not taken it seriously,…
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