WCSH's 207 interviews cancer fighter and author Ann Murray Paige, UNE guest speaker

WCSH's 207 news magazine interviewed breast cancer fighter, author, filmmaker Ann Murray Paige during her visit to Portland for a lecture at UNE on Oct. 23, 2011. The interview was posted on Nov. 2nd.

Paige, a Mainer and former anchor with WCSH6, Portland, became an unwilling filmmaker, a breast cancer fighter, the author of two books, and an expert blogger after her surprise diagnosis of breast cancer while in her 30s.  Her film, "The Breast Cancer Diaries" is an unscripted and sometimes humorous documentary of her diagnosis and the year that followed. This past summer she published Pink Tips, Breast Cancer Advice from Someone Who's Been There, culling her 50 best tips that got her through the worst year of her life.

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