State Sen. Kim Ward, a breast cancer survivor, crusades to get patients treatment they need
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“It’s a scary thing to have to go through,” Ward says. “But you’re alive.”
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Ward chose to have chemotherapy. She used a cold cap to keep her hair during treatment.
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Ever since her breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, Pennsylvania Sen. Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, has been on a mission to help women get the best treatment possible.
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Ward, left, with her mother, Joanna Renko, and her mother’s boyfriend, John Piasente, in Renko’s Washington County home Wednesday. The couple was a major source of support.
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Ward shared this image on social media after her double mastectomy on June 28, 2021.
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Ward has partnered with food banks to promote breast cancer screening. Here, she speaks during an event at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on Sept. 24.
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PA Breast Cancer Coalition founder and president Pat Halpin-Murphy, in pink, celebrates the signing of Act 1 on May 1, 2023, with Ward, who sponsored the legislation. It provides no-cost breast MRI, ultrasound and genetic testing for those at high-risk and covered under state-regulated insurance.
