Breast cancer survivors walk the runway at New York Fashion Week in empowering lingerie show

"We want to show that whether you have been diagnosed with breast cancer or have a genetic marker, have breasts or have none, have visible scarring or even tattoos in place of nipples, it doesn’t matter.

You are still empowered, strong and sexy."

"Cancerland advocates for research into therapies that will extend the lives of terminally ill cancer patients, and eventually turn Stage IV disease into a chronic condition, not a death sentence.

It rejects the notion that this disease defines the people who battle it. We are not victims marching to our pink ribbon deaths.

We choose to live our lives fully and completely

while accepting the highs and lows of a disease that afflicts 1-in-8 women every year and kills 108 Americans every day."

"It was a beautiful show featuring many beautiful faces,' the organizers wrote on the non-profit's official Facebook group.

It was an incredible event to be a part of, meeting new people and hearing everyone's stories."

"Last year I watched the Cancerland X AnaOno fashion show on Facebook Live and sobbed tears of joy."

"The power and pride of seeing women who looked like me, and knew what I have been through, walk the runway greatly impacted me.

The show was recognized worldwide and helped draw attention to the realities of metastatic breast cancer—the only kind of breast cancer that kills.

Breast cancer is more than pink ribbons and 5ks – it is real women like me dying in their 20s, 30s and 40s."