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They provide a forum for mothers to exchange ideas regarding coping
mechanisms that have been tried by others and found to be beneficial.
They promote open and frank communication between mothers who are
jointly experiencing the same painful effects that breast cancer has on
a family. They provide a safe, confidential and supportive atmosphere
where women can discuss, with others who are experiencing similar
concerns, the difficulties associated with their daughters' diagnosis
and treatment of breast cancer. For mothers who are breast cancer
survivors themselves, they provide an opportunity to express the
guilt-ridden emotions associated with the genetic link, and to recall
their own personal breast cancer experiences.
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