Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month . The perfect time to bring attention to a disease that affects one in every eight women. While treatments have saved many lives, they come at a cost

Nobody wants to hear the words… “You have breast cancer.”

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“When you’re initially given the diagnosis, your focus is on survival. What do I need to get through this,” said Jane Obadia.

Thanks to cutting-edge treatments, more than 90 percent of women with breast cancer will beat the disease . But the cost of care can be financially devastating for some.

Breast cancer has the highest total treatment costs of any cancer. The therapies themselves can be pricey. But there are a

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