How Does Your Diagnosis Journey Compare?

While each person with advanced breast cancer has a different diagnosis story, there are many similarities that connect our community. Find out how your experience fits in with others or where your stories diverge! Vote in the polls below about your diagnosis journey.

There are several risk factors that have been identified as characteristics that can potentially increase a person’s likelihood of developing breast cancer. Risk factors do not necessarily cause breast cancer, however, and some people with identified risk factors never develop breast cancer. In other cases, an individual that is diagnosed may have no known risk factors.

Telling others about a cancer diagnosis can almost be tougher than hearing it from the doctor! Some may choose to keep it a secret, while others find that sharing the news with others helps them get the support they need. Tell us about your experience.

Thanks for voting! Have more to share? Please submit your own personal story about advanced breast cancer here, and check back often to read about how others are living with advanced breast cancer and help them feel less alone. We hope that these stories become a source of inspiration and support for our community.