Monday, July 15, 2013

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor, Leticia Croft-Holguin Author of Children's Book, "Cancer Starts With C"

"Cancer survivor Leticia Croft-Holguin introduces cancer to children in a palatable, accessible fashion so that they can grasp the concepts and prepare for changes that will occur as their parents undergo treatment. Cancer Starts with C explains what cancer is and what may transpire, giving parents a much-needed tool to articulate or explain unsettling ideas to their children in the face of a jarring diagnosis." 

"At 28, Leticia Croft-Holguin was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer during her ninth month of pregnancy. She Underwent eight rounds of chemo, thirty rounds of radiation and seven surgeries. She became involved with Latinas Contra Cancer in 2010, where she established a program called Young Women and Breast Cancer." www.ymoms.org