Positive Attitude - How Important Is It Really?After receiving a cancer diagnosis, many people find themselves bombarded with well-intentioned family and friends offering advice. This advice takes many forms-books...reactions4comments
A Breast Cancer Manifesto for MenAlthough around one percent of new cases diagnosed are males, going through breast cancer treatment affects people regardless of their gender. Therefore...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Jessica CarrollOur Advancedbreastcancer.net community is continuing to highlight our community members living with metastatic breast cancer. In this interview, we spoke with Jessica...reactions1comment
The Emotional TollThe experience of a mastectomy can be traumatic and overwhelming, but it is possible to heal emotionally over time. With the support...reactionscomments
Tips on Falling Asleep and Staying AsleepI want to talk about sleep, or lack of sleep, as it applies to most of us with metastatic breast cancer. As...reactions1comment
Part 2: Be Your Own AdvocateThis is Part 2 of Be Your Own Advocate community story. To read Part 1, click here. I attended a Division Meeting...reactions5comments
Functional vs. Allopathic MedicineFirst of all, let me disclose that I am not a medical professional nor am I a doctor. I have no formal...reactionscomments
Living With MBCFirst, you need to know I was always an athlete. From the age of 4 all through adulthood. I was a vegetarian...reactions2comments
Why Genetic Testing Can Be ImportantEditor's note: Kate is a patient-centered health advocate and not a medical professional. Although she likes to think of herself as a...reactionscomments
Still Infusing, Still ThrivingI submitted my diagnosis story in 2019. I want to talk about the last two years with metastatic breast cancer, No Evidence...reactions2comments
Stage I to Stage IVIn 2010 I was diagnosed with high-grade DCIS in my left breast. I was successfully treated with a lumpectomy and radiation. I...reactions7comments
Digital Planning - My New ObsessionBack when the dinosaurs roamed, and before breast cancer, I had a job. It was a demanding career that had me going...reactions1comment
Community Member Spotlight: Donna NelsonWe sat down with one of our community members, Donna Nelson, and she shared how she is moving forward with life after...reactionscomments
Metastatic Breast Cancer Advocacy and MeThere is a Greek proverb that says, "Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they will never sit in."...reactionscomments
Keeping a Positive Mindset and OutlookWhen you have a diagnosis that is described as terminal, incurable, deadly, and sad, it can be hard to have a positive...reactions2comments
Recognizing FearThere are many things that those of us in the MBC community fear based on my own experiences and others that I've...reactionscomments
Navigating Life as a "Medically Fragile" PersonI was at chemotherapy when a friend opened my straw for me and touched it with her hands. "This is awkward, but...I...reactions4comments
ChronicI can't say that I gave the word "chronic" much thought before I was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC)...reactions4comments
Community Member Spotlight: Kristin BradfordWe interviewed Kristin Bradford, a community member, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 HER2- breast cancer. She shares her story with...reactionscomments
Capivasertib Shown to Delay Disease ProgressionThere is good news for people living with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER-2 negative breast cancer that has not responded to aromatase inhibitors...reactionscomments
