Shining a Spotlight on Stage
A Devastating Diagnosis Led This Survivor to
Create a Shopping Platform
to Empower Women to Take on Cancer
cancer diagnosis can have a
crippling affect not only the
individual, but also to their loved
ones surrounding them. Almost everyone has been directly or indirectly impacted by cancer in one way or another and it seems like more and more we’re witnessing younger people fighting this unfortunate disease. However, with the heightened awareness of this terrible illness in the media and on social media there have been many cancer support groups created to help those that have been diagnosed. Most of these organizations connect cancer fighters with cancer survivors so that it’s not a solitary journey, allowing them to take on cancer together. However, during Virginia Carnesale’s own battle with Stage II breast cancer, she discovered that there was a void in the cancer marketplace which led her to create and recently launch a new business called Stage. She’s hoping this new concept will help to empower women fighting breast cancer in more ways than one that all starts with just one click.
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