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Cynthia B. Smalls

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Women’s Health & Cancer Rights Act

Did you in 1998 a federal law was passed that affects fighters of breast cancer? It’s named the Women’s Health & Cancer Rights Act and it guarantees protections and baseline healthcare for patients. It entitles breast cancer patients to:

  • Reconstructive surgery if you have a mastectomy
  • Surgery and reconstruction of the unaffected breast to provide symmetry
  • Prostheses and treatment for all stages of the mastectomy including lymphedema treatment

If you have health insurance through your employer or union you’re entitled to this coverage. Even if you have individual coverage outside of the workplace you can get this coverage. It’s crucially important to know what is available to you so you don’t leave any benefits on the table. Make sure you advocate for this if you need it.

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Welcome to Melanin & Pink Ribbons: A Blog for Black Women Fighting and Surviving Breast Cancer. It was born out of my personal journey as a patient not seeing very many images of women who looked like me fighting this disease. So, when I became a survivor, I did something about it. This is a space to learn and become empowered with information so we as a community can thrive into survivorship.

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