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PHOENIX - Breast cancer survivor and model Brooke Villone is sharing her story of resilience in a new book, "When God Met Me in the Fire."

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Villone was a healthy, active model, wife and mother when she received the diagnosis of Stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer , the most aggressive form.

"Nothing in my family. I actually discovered it on my own, so I’m very vocal with ‘give yourselves exams.’ It was marble-sized," Villone said. "They told me to come back six months later, and it was Stage 3 triple negative."

Despite the difficult news — "it was a punch to the gut," she said — Villone started chemotherapy the following week, continuing to work and model, often wearing a wig for runway shows.

After five rounds of chemotherapy, Villone's treatme

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