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Was My Mastectomy a Betrayal of Feminism?

By Lizzie Stark — 2014

Until I had doctors remove my breasts and rebuild them again, I was a feminist who never saw herself as particularly feminine. Since then, I’ve questioned my feminist cred and tossed out my jeans in favor of dresses.

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I Was Betrayed by My Body

‘Skin cancer worked its way into my lymph nodes. I was devastated.’

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Olympic Swimmer Nathan Adrian on Testicular Cancer Diagnosis: I ‘Felt Betrayed by My Own Body’

For the first time in forever, Nathan Adrian truly has no idea if he’ll have a strong swim Friday. And at this point, it doesn’t really matter to the five-time Olympic gold medalist. He’s simply elated to be back.

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Betrayed by My DNA

Imagine being at risk for 12 cancers. Welcome to a life in limbo.

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Betrayed by My Body, Not by Life

In the end, I fall back on one statement that I repeat to myself pretty often. “We are not given the burdens we deserve, we are given the burdens we can bear.”

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The Ultimate Betrayal

When Robert Bruce, of El Dorado, Calif., was diagnosed in March 2011 with stage-4 melanoma, he already had tumors on his head, lungs, ribs and lymph nodes. Bruce said his cancer wasn’t a case of his body betraying him, but actually the reverse: “I betrayed my own body.”

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Winning at all Costs—How Abuse in Sport Has Become Normalised

Athletes are revered for their physical attributes, such as strength, speed and stamina, as well as their psychological strength or mental toughness to cope with the demands of elite sport.

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Simone Biles’s Critics Don’t Understand This Generation of Athletes

The world’s best gymnast doesn’t need to look invincible.

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Florida basketball abuse is latest example of how women athletes are constantly betrayed by those expected to protect

Who, exactly, is protecting female athletes on college campuses? Anyone?

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Football fan groups condemn 'ultimate betrayal' of European Super League

Football fan groups have reacted angrily to the prospect of the European Super League, calling it the "ultimate betrayal" and "cynical greed."

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Only winning will make Warriors fans forget Oakland betrayal

Warriors are the first of two pro franchises that Oakland will lose in the next 12 months

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