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How a young mom is "living, not just surviving" after incurable cancer diagnosis

How a young mom is "living, not just surviving" after incurable cancer diagnosis
health9/13/2025

Elissa Kalver was diagnosed with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer at 34. Since then, she has founded a nonprofit and worked to live life to the fullest.

Elissa Kalver was 34 when she found a lump in her breast. She had no family history of cancer and had just welcomed her first child. She assumed the lump was a cyst. But when she went to get it checked out, doctors found another lump in her armpit. B... [6084 chars]