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Watch Online / I Remain (2010)
Desc: I Remain: Directed by Tracy Grant, Denise Penizzotto. I Remain - a film about living life and dealing with the struggles that come with it - was made in the hope of furthering breast cancer awareness, particularly in minority populations. Through its unique perspective, the film also shines as a testament to the strength and bond of the African-American family. In 2003, Tracy, a 39 year-old African-American woman and Harlem resident, goes home to Washington, DC (2003) to undergo a double mastectomy and breast reconstructive surgery after being diagnosed only a few weeks prior. Over the course of the film, Tracy's journey weaves her own story with that of her "Family of Matriarchs" and their individual battles with a disease that has made itself at home over a span of more than twenty years. With a supporting family, increased awareness, fighting spirit, and caring doctors, this documentary is a recipe for "survivor". Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 cancers diagnosed in US women. African American women have a higher incidence rate of breast cancer before age 45 and are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age!