Coach Who Kept Cell Phone in Bra Diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer

Patti Zarate returned to the volleyball court last month after surgery, chemo and radiation helped her beat breast cancer.  (Terry Pierson, Staff Photographer)

In August 2013, Patti Zarate was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer – later found to actually be stage 3 – with eight tumors in her left breast and multiple cysts in her right.  The largest of the eight tumors was roughly the size of a cell phone, something Zarate says is not a coincidence. “I kept my cellphone in my bra since I’ve had a cellphone,” she said. “Every day during practice and club practice. The doctors said it accelerated growth.”Read more »