Breast Cancer

Alison is a 59-year-old White woman who lives with her wonderful husband, one of her two adult daughters, and three cats in a suburb of a large Eastern city. 

Carrie is a White woman who lives in a Midwestern city with her husband, son and two dogs.

Casey, age 56, is a transgender man who lives alone in a Midwestern city and works as a jeweler.

Debbie is a White woman who lives with her husband a large city in the West.

Denise is a White woman who lives with her husband and four dogs in a rural area in the Midwest.

Janet S. is a White woman, mother, and social workers who lives with her husband in a rural area in the South.

John was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 55 and then again two years later. He is retired and lives in a Midwestern suburb with his wife, children, and two cats.

Lisa J. is a 54-year-old African American woman who lives in a large urban city and is an ambassador for breast cancer advocacy work.

Lisa S. is a is a single White woman who works as a medical assistant and lives alone in a large city in the West.

Maria H is a Hispanic woman who works as a social worker and lives in a small city in the Midwest with her daughter, son, husband, parakeet and dog.

María H. es una mujer hispana quien trabaja como una trabajadora social y vive en una ciudad pequeña en el Medio Oeste con su hija, su hijo, su marido, periquito y perro.   

Michelle is a White woman who lives with her husband, her son, and stepdaughter in a suburb of a large city in the West.

Sarah is a 51-year-old White woman and mother of two, who lives with her wife and son in a large city in the West.

Sharon is a single White woman and mother of two who lives with her daughter in a suburb of a large city in the West.

Susan is a White/Indigenous American woman who lives in a suburb of a Southern city with her husband and two school-aged children.

Zulma, age 47, was first diagnosed with breast cancer at 41. She is a Latina woman and mother of three, works in a factory, and lives with her husband in a small city in the Midwest.

Los antecedentes: Zulma tiene 47 años y la diagnosticaron con el cáncer de mama cuando tenía 41 años. Ella es una mujer latina y es la madre de tres hijos, trabaja en una fábrica, y vive con su marido en una ciudad pequeña en el Medio Oeste.