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D’Andra Simmons Shares Hope After Breast Cancer Battle

7/30/2025

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D’Andra Simmons, 56, bravely shared her breast cancer diagnosis on Instagram, detailing her treatment at the UTSW Simmons Cancer Center, a place close to her heart. After enduring three procedures, including seed localization and lymph node mapping, she remains hopeful, vowing to embrace her future as a “breast cancer survivor.”

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D’Andra Simmons, 56, bravely shared her breast cancer diagnosis on Instagram, detailing her treatment at the UTSW Simmons Cancer Center, a place close to her heart. After enduring three procedures, including seed localization and lymph node mapping, she remains hopeful, vowing to embrace her future as a “breast cancer survivor.”