Sophia Nelson lost her friend Francene Robinson to Triple Negative Breast Cancer on June 5, 2009. In this personal commentary, Nelson talks about her loss and why we have to do more than just wear pink ribbons this month.

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Make shopping a beautiful thing when you purchase products that support and benefit breast cancer initiatives. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month we have put together a guide of the hottest fashion and beauty goodies that will help you think pink.

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Former cohost of CBS' "The Early Show," Rene Syler explains to ESSENCE.com the steps she took to make the life-altering decision to have a double bilateral prophylactic mastectomy to avoid breast cancer, what her recovery was like and why some people thought she was playing God with her own body.

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Breast cancer is serious business, but it doesn't have to mean a death sentence. We've rounded up Black women of all ages who are surviving and thriving after being diagnosed.

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