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VIDEO: How weight stigma almost prevented a woman from getting a diagnosis
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  • August 16, 2019

How weight stigma almost prevented a woman from getting a diagnosis

Jen Curran says her cancer diagnosis was overlooked by her doctor because he told her she needed to lose weight.

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