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Cancer survivor releases documentary

BY GARY SIMEONE

When Bethpage resident, Christina Mathieson-Segura was diagnosed withStage two breast cancer in November 2020, it was the most scared she’d ever been in her life. In order to get through a very dark time, Mathieson-Segura began doing selfie videos documenting her experiences.

“When I was first diagnosed I was riddled with absolute anxiety and was as scared as I’ve ever been,” said Mathieson-Segura. “My first instinct was to go on Google and reach out to other women who had been diagnosed, and hear the details of their treatment, from the radiation to chemotherapy and surgery. I just wanted to hear that they were all okay.”

She said that from when she

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