How a doctor's family history led her to diagnose her own breast cancer

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Dr. Rachel Brem joins Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb with the story of how her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis inspired her to become a leading radiologist, and at the age of 37, confirm her own breast cancer diagnosis. (Pink Power on TODAY is sponsored by the Genius 3D Mammography Exam.)

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