NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A mother who works at Riverside Cancer Care Center in Newport News battled breast cancer while pregnant. Now, she's sharing her story during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to encourage other women to prioritize early detection.

Kelsey Halley, now a breast cancer survivor, still gets emotional when reflecting on her diagnosis five years later.

"It's traumatic to be able to be told that you have cancer and to suddenly have the future and the health you thought you would have taken away," Halley said.

Halley was 30 and in her third trimester of pregnancy when her world changed in December 2020. As an oncology nurse at Riverside Cancer Care Center, she understood the importance of self-breast examinations. When she felt a lump in her breast, she instantly knew it was some

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