Mom, daughter fight cancer together

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Mom, daughter fight cancer together

Jamaica-born Andrea Ajibade was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer one month before the completion of her daughter’s chemotherapy treatment. In July 2018, she underwent a routine mammogram at a healthcare facility in Cape Town, South Africa,...

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