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Published October 24, 2009, 12:00 AM

Showing cancer who’s boss

Cancer first robbed Nancy DeWolf of one of her breasts. Then it took something even more precious — her confidence and sense of control over her body. DeWolf was only 37 in 2004 when she had a mammogram at the urging of her primary care physician. Because of her murky family history — DeWolf is adopted — the doctor thought she shouldn’t wait until age 40, the recommended age for a first mammogram.

By: Krista Jahnke, Detroit Free Press

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