Ovarian cancer survivor Kelly Valk is giving breast cancer survivors 3D nipple tattoos for 'koha'

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Ovarian cancer survivor Kelly Valk is giving breast cancer survivors 3D nipple tattoos for 'koha'
Valk, 37, is a Mount Maunganui cosmetic tattooist who was diagnosed with stage 3C ovarian cancer in 2021. Photo / Andrew Warner

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Cancer nearly killed Kelly Valk, but she fought it and the cosmetic tattooist is now setting up a charity to help breast cancer survivors who can't afford it get 'mana enhancing' nipple-areola tattoos after a mastectomy. Until her

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