struggle that has truly allowed her to help others: two years ago during a self breast examination, darlene smithion is given to you, you are in, i call it, a fog. >> like other women in the community, darlene called on denise. >> until you talk to another woman that has gone through what you're going through and have been there, the most comfort you can get out of anything that happens to you other than standing on your faith. >> denise roberts is a two-time cancer survivor, first diagnosed at the age of 34 with breast cancer which she thought was her hardest test. but 11 years later, her reality was rocked again by a diagnosis of uterine cancer. >> it was detected early, as the breast cancer. but both of them were the same. same meaning that they were not regular symptoms, so i had to know my body. i had to know that something was wrong. >> after staring cancer in the face twice, denise decided it was time to help other black women and men. she founded the denise roberts breast cancer foundation in the greater los angeles area. >> so you go back to that dark place of fear, even though you have