By Stephanie Innes
Arizona Daily Star
 
Her mother died of ovarian cancer at age 39 when Villegas was just 16.

Her great-aunt died of ovarian cancer at age 44, and another great-aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer at 40. Her uncle died of stomach cancer at 65, and her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44.

Villegas' diagnosis of breast cancer at age 52 wasn't too surprising. She had a mastectomy and barely took any time off from her job as a housing program manager for Pima County, even while she was in chemotherapy.

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