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Outside the margins: BIPOC and LGBTQ2 breast cancer patients rewrite the narrative

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People from racialized and 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities are underrepresented in the institution of cancer care, and they’re slipping through the cracks because of it.

“I really felt like my issues didn’t matter. And I didn’t feel confident in making a decision about a life-changing surgery because I didn’t see myself represented,” said Michelle Audoin, the founder of Uncovered: A Breast Recognition Project. “The fact that I didn’t see myself in this space and my questions weren’t being addressed, it led to depression.”

For breast cancer, a reproductive cancer, the disparity can be especially apparent for the latter group. One thing is clear: it’s time to rewrite the narrative of what a typical cancer survivor looks like.

To do so, members of the community across Canada are fighting against these gaps, from diversifying what breast cancer looks like to writing a graphic memoir.

Global's Katherine Cheng has more.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9209723/black-indigenous-people-of-colour-young-cancer-patients-care-black-indigenous-people-of-colour-against-all-odds/

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