Cancer in the closet at work: why survivors won't go public

I never assumed it would be easy to talk about cancer, but in the era of Pink Octobers, Living Strong and Movember mustaches for prostate cancer awareness, I wasn’t prepared for the fear that still pervades discussing cancer at work. Let me back up. I recently wrote a series of blog posts and a print story about Aubrei McGinn and the challenges she faced while balancing a breast cancer diagnosis with her career. I followed her journey for about 10 months, tracking her at work and in the doctor’s…