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I survived the deadliest cancer

Until 2011, the then 26-year-old Joan Wangari (pictured) had no serious health complications and generally led a normal life. But that would all change fast.  “It all started when I began to feel itchy on my palms. Over time it became very intense. Even scratching the itch didn’t help.  I would even cry when I was overwhelmed. Soon I began to notice that I had lost a lot of weight too,” she recalls.

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