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Jessica Joachims holds her daughter, Sonora Storm Hayes, 9 months, and Naomi Allen holds her son, Gabriel Storm Allen, 10 months. Joachims and Allen both had children after starting breast cancer treatment, which is a rare occurrence.

For two moms with breast cancer, it was all about weathering the storm

Jessica Joachims holds her daughter, Sonora Storm Hayes, 9 months, and Naomi Allen holds her son, Gabriel Storm Allen, 10 months. Joachims and Allen both had children after starting breast cancer treatment, which is a rare occurrence.

October 6, 2019, 5:52am Breast Cancer

After more than 16 years in medicine, you’d think Dr. Toni Storm-Dickerson wouldn’t have any “firsts” left. Read story

Jana Cox, from left, Adrienne San Nicolas and Erin Maher pick out adult-themed coloring books to work on during the first meeting of a new group for young breast cancer survivors organized by Pink Lemonade Project. The group aims to serve women who don&#039;t identify with mainstream outreach efforts.

Support group for younger women about anything but pink ribbons

Jana Cox, from left, Adrienne San Nicolas and Erin Maher pick out adult-themed coloring books to work on during the first meeting of a new group for young breast cancer survivors organized by Pink Lemonade Project. The group aims to serve women who don&#039;t identify with mainstream outreach efforts.

October 6, 2019, 5:52am Breast Cancer

The group of women who met to drink beer and cackle over the dirty pictures in their adult coloring books certainly didn’t act like cancer patients — whatever that would even mean. Read story

Trudy Malsey couldn't find anyone in Clark County or Portland to perform a reconstruction for her.

Breast cancer diagnosis a special challenge for low-income patients

Trudy Malsey couldn't find anyone in Clark County or Portland to perform a reconstruction for her.

October 6, 2019, 5:48am Breast Cancer

Trudy Malsey was reaching the age when “everything starts falling apart,” as she joked. Read story

Nhung Pham of Portland, who is fighting breast cancer, selects a wig at the gift boutique at Kaiser Permanente Interstate Medical Office East. The boutique is open to all cancer patients.

For breast cancer patients, it’s about hair – and identity

Nhung Pham of Portland, who is fighting breast cancer, selects a wig at the gift boutique at Kaiser Permanente Interstate Medical Office East. The boutique is open to all cancer patients.

October 6, 2019, 5:22am Breast Cancer

For many patients undergoing chemotherapy, anything that helps them feel like themselves again can make all the difference. Read story

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Breast cancer patients share their stories

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October 6, 2019, 5:21am Breast Cancer

For the loved ones of a breast cancer patient, it can be hard to know how to help. Read story

Ryuichi Ohyama, left, poses for a selfie with Tearra Flippo on the balcony at Flippo&#039;s Vancouver apartment during her cancerversary party in September to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the end of active breast cancer treatment. Flippo asked Ohyama to marry her last year. He said yes. She has plans to move to California and live with him.

Treating herself after cancer treatment

Ryuichi Ohyama, left, poses for a selfie with Tearra Flippo on the balcony at Flippo&#039;s Vancouver apartment during her cancerversary party in September to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the end of active breast cancer treatment. Flippo asked Ohyama to marry her last year. He said yes. She has plans to move to California and live with him.

October 6, 2019, 5:21am Breast Cancer

Peanut butter and jelly. Hugs and kisses. Sugar and spice. Read story

Waste Connections circulates a Pink Lemonade Project recycling truck through Clark County and supports the nonprofit through a pink cart program.

What’s with those pink waste bins?

Waste Connections circulates a Pink Lemonade Project recycling truck through Clark County and supports the nonprofit through a pink cart program.

October 6, 2019, 5:20am Breast Cancer

If you’ve seen pink recycling carts and wondered what garbage service has to do with fighting breast cancer, the gimmick worked. Read story

Don Stose

Helping partners of breast cancer patients cope

Don Stose

October 6, 2019, 5:20am Breast Cancer

Fighting breast cancer is the very definition of tough. Finding a community of other survivors can help. Read story

Mike Roth, manager at Fatboys Vapor on Chkalov Drive, says his adult customers are interested in flavored vapes, not just young customers.

Profits evaporate for Vancouver businesses as vape juice ban looms in Washington

Mike Roth, manager at Fatboys Vapor on Chkalov Drive, says his adult customers are interested in flavored vapes, not just young customers.

October 5, 2019, 6:02am Business

At Fatboys Vapors on Chkalov Drive, shelves display hundreds of bottles of flavored nicotine liquids, ready to be squeezed into vape pens, heated to vapor and drawn into lungs. Read story

Emmett Elliott, 10, plays in his ball pit at home in Vancouver. Emmett was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called Jordan's Syndrome earlier this year. The disorder can cause intellectual delay, hypotonia, or low muscle tone, impaired speech, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder and seizures.

After 10-year search, Vancouver family finds cause of son’s seizures

Emmett Elliott, 10, plays in his ball pit at home in Vancouver. Emmett was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called Jordan's Syndrome earlier this year. The disorder can cause intellectual delay, hypotonia, or low muscle tone, impaired speech, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder and seizures.

October 4, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

Sharon and Isaac Elliott have become mostly accustomed to the seizures. Read story