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Editorial Team wrote a new article 2 days, 20 hours ago

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What Are the Differences Between Early & Advanced Breast Cancer?

The key difference in identifying early versus late-stage breast cancer involves the location of the tumor. In addition to the …

Abigail Johnston wrote a new article 4 days, 7 hours ago

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Functional vs. Allopathic Medicine

First of all, let me disclose that I am not a medical professional nor am I a doctor. I have …

Editorial Team wrote a new article 4 days, 19 hours ago

Telling Loved Ones about Your Advanced Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Dealing with a diagnosis of advanced breast cancer on your own can be quite difficult. There are many important decisions …

Linda C wrote a new article 5 days, 19 hours ago

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What to Say & Not Say to Someone With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Reactions to my metastatic breast cancer diagnosis The most common reaction when I tell people I have metastatic breast cancer …

Abigail Johnston wrote a new article 1 week, 2 days ago

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Exhaustion

I’m a WASP and my upbringing was greatly affected by the Germanic mindset. The whole “pull yourself up by your …

steph1984 posted an update 1 week, 3 days ago

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Editorial Team wrote a new article 1 week, 3 days ago

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Breast Cancer Screening: FDA Proposes Amendments to Key Regulations

For the first time in 20 years, on March 27, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed new …

Editorial Team wrote a new article 1 week, 4 days ago

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Breast Cancer Anxieties: Financial Stress

In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing a physical illness like breast cancer and its side …

Emily Garnett answered a question 1 week, 5 days ago

I have found so much benefit from yoga and meditation since my diagnosis. I love some of the free apps for meditation, and also youtube videos for yoga – Yoga with Adriene is excellent. I have found some instructional posts on instagram as well.

Abigail Johnston answered a question 1 week, 5 days ago

My cancer center has a whole roster of classes. There are also post cancer offerings at the ymca.

Editorial Team wrote a new article 1 week, 5 days ago

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New Approach to Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women except for non-melanoma skin cancers. Triple-negative breast cancer is a …

ktmackin voted in a poll 2 weeks, 1 day ago

SumraAlvi commented on the post, Is there a Role for Primary Surgery in Stage IV Breast Cancer? 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hi OneIntelligentAngel, thanks for your question it’s great to hear from you. This must be so frustrating and upsetting. Have you tried to speak your doctor directly about the errors? Maybe you could set up a time to review your medical records with them in-person. Or alternatively, you could also reach out directly to medical records office to…

SumraAlvi answered a question 2 weeks, 3 days ago

These are great tips thanks so much! I really enjoy using YouTube as a free resource for yoga!I’ve never heard of Meetup.com that sounds very convenient so I’ll give that a try. Thanks for chiming in OneIntelligentAngel, would love to hear more from you! Warmly, Sumra (AdvancedBreastCancer.net Team)

Linda C wrote a new article 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Healing Power of Music, Meditation & Movement

Music therapy Music, depending on the song, conjures up emotions and feelings that can greatly help with the healing of …

JulieD shared a new story 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Call me “Polly Positive”
I want to preface my story with a Nickname my husband has for me. Polly Positive. I can tell you I’ve overcome some and still fighting others and I always see the light at the end of t […]

SumraAlvi commented a story 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Hi gaylesherrell54, thank you for sharing your story with us! It’s inspiring to hear about your courage after all the treatment you went through. I appreciate you being a strong voice of hope in this community, wishing you the best and feel free to share more with us. Warmly, Sumra (advancedbreastcancer.net Team)

gaylesherrell54 shared a new story 2 weeks, 4 days ago

I was diagnosed in 2017 with rare cancer inflammatory stage 3. I still can’t believe I went through so much. My faith, hope, and will to live to continue to be strong. With 16 rounds of chemo, there were moments […]

Editorial Team wrote a new article 2 weeks, 5 days ago