IT'S AN EXTENSION OF MY CANCER EXPERIENCE'
WHO|November 25, 2024
JESS ARMSTRONG KNEW HOW SHE WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO HER COMMUNITY
Emma Levett
IT'S AN EXTENSION OF MY CANCER EXPERIENCE'

Jess Armstrong had the idea that after chemotherapy she'd be able to walk away from breast cancer, closing the door on a very stressful chapter of her life. But that wasn't the case.

"Cancer is such a life-changing experience," the mum-of-two, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023, tells WHO. "It stays with you and makes you want to give back to the community."

And for Jess there was an obvious way for her to do that. It stemmed from her experience of skincare during her cancer treatment.

"Chemo and radiation can make your skin flare up and become very sensitive," she explains. "I put things on my face and it would be like fire. I ended up not trusting anything.

"And then the things I could use would be these very clinical and boring products.

This story is from the November 25, 2024 edition of WHO.

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