What 5 Breast Cancer Survivors Want You to Know

By Erin Zammett Ruddy, Glamour magazine


If your friend had breast cancer, then this is what she'd tell you: what it feels like, how to help her and how to protect your own health. These discussions, like the ones Jen, Demi and Alicia are inspiring with Five, can be lifesaving, says Susan Love, M.D., president of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and a breast cancer pioneer. "Today, young women aren't afraid to urge each other to get checked out if something seems off," she says. "This generation will be a crucial voice of hope and change." So what are young women survivors telling their friends now?