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Story of Survival

  • Defense.gov
  • Oct. 23, 2019 | 1:05

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an observance designed to help inform and encourage women to pay attention to their body’s health. Army Col. Jana Nohrenberg, the chief nursing officer for Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, shares her personal story of surviving breast cancer.

Video by Spc. Catessa Palone