A stray dog who survived breast cancer is now inspiring her human friends in their fight for finding a cure.

Muffin, a small five-year-old dog, was found wandering the streets of Ashtabula last winter with a large tumor hanging from her belly.

A Mentor-based puppy mill rescue called Marilyn's Voice took in Muffin and gave her medical care. It was discovered that her tumor was a cancerous mammary tumor.

After recovering from surgery, Muffin was adopted by Joanne Junia of Willoughby, who first saw Muffin at an adoption event before her surgery.

Junia's sister, Chris, is also a breast cancer survivor and bought Muffin a pink ribbon T-shirt, making her the mascot of her Breast Cancer 3-Day walk team, the Pinktinis.

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Marilyn's Voice
Breast Cancer 3-Day