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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, so it was only fitting for Bakersfield Life’s “On The Red Couch,” feature to take a look at how breast cancer has affected women in Bakersfield and how we can unite as a community in support of those diagnosed and battling the disease. Mimi Audelo Foundation Director for San Joaquin Community Hospital Shari Myrick Owner of Surroundings Rachel Legan KGFM Morning Show Co-Host Emily Moore Morning Show Anchor on KERO Channel 23 What is breast cancer to you? Shari - I think every woman's initial reaction to the thought of breast cancer is either fear or avoidance.  So much of a woman's identity and how we value ourselves involves our perception of whether we are physically attractive and the emphasis that society places on our sexuality.  The thought (or reality) of losing or disfiguring your breast would seem to lessen that sexual attractiveness and consequently increase the...
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