What is the PTEN Mutation?Last fall, after a couple of scans and one excruciatingly awful biopsy, I learned that my breast cancer had come back to my sternum (specifically, the manubrium). I initially had...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Screening High-Risk Men for Breast CancerSince mammography became widespread in the 1980s, the U.S. breast cancer death rate in women, which was unchanged for the previous 50 years, had dropped 43 percent by 2015. Breast...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Get Outside This Summer!It’s true, getting outside in nature is good for you! Why? Well, for starters it helps reduce stress-related hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline and also lowers your blood pressure...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Cancer LakeThe paddleboat was just big enough to fit me as I paddled to the middle of the lake. I remember leaving shore, friends and family gathered there celebrating my send-off...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
How To Practice Safe Medication DisposalToday more people are aware that old and unused drugs can be dangerous to keep around the house. Leftover drugs may be stolen and misused, look like candy to a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living With MBCFirst, you need to know I was always an athlete. From the age of 4 all through adulthood. I was a vegetarian for many years. Didn't do drugs and rarely...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
When It's Not ''Just'' Hair: How Hair Loss Looks Different with Advanced Cancer"It's just hair." "You have a nicely shaped head." "It will grow back!" We have heard these things and more, right? What a lot of people fail to comprehend is...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Cancer is Beyond the BreastHi, I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2013, then following a mastectomy a year of chemo, radiation, reconstruction, and 7 yrs of endocrine hormonal therapy. Now in...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Dear Chemo: Thank You, but I Hate YouChemo, you gave me life, but you also threw me in the mud, held my head down, and twisted it in the sludge; then you kicked me in the ribs...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Is Hospice Really Like? Gina C. Tells Our ABC CommunityDo you ever wonder what it is truly like to be in hospice care? It is a thought that crosses the mind of most metastatic patients at one point or...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Latest ER VisitRecently I found myself in the ER simply because I couldn’t breathe. It felt as if an elephant were sitting on my chest squeezing the very life out of me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Shares: How Old Were You When You Were Diagnosed?A breast cancer diagnosis can affect anyone. It may happen at any age, regardless of race, class, ability, or family history. It can feel overwhelming and devastating to first hear...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Where Do I Start? How to Share Your Story"I want to share my story but don't know how to start." If this sounds like you, you're not alone. We've heard people say this quite often in the advanced...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Stigma for Men With a Breast Cancer DiagnosisThe most common reaction from men when they are diagnosed with breast cancer is, "I didn’t know men got this" and usually following this statement is an embarrassment. A newly...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Luz Adriana Cardeño!Luz Adriana Cardeño, one of our community members spends a few minutes with us sharing her advanced breast cancer diagnosis. She also talks about what information and support have been...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FAQs About Advanced Breast Cancer SubtypesAfter you are diagnosed with breast cancer, your doctor will perform tests to determine the subtype. Subtypes are organized by the presence of specific proteins that help breast cancer cells...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Emily Sanial HuntMeet Emily, one of our community members! She shares her MBC diagnosis story which started with an initial early-stage diagnosis and 5 years later after a recurrence was diagnosed with...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Community Shares: Communicating Metastatic Breast Cancer to the WorldMetastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a diagnosis no one wants to hear. Whether as a recurrence of breast cancer or a new diagnosis, it changes your life. The wider community...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
For Me, Grief Looks Like...Grief is complex and looks different for everyone. Check out the definitions below. Then, scroll down and comment or copy and paste to share which type of grief you have...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
''Permanently Disabled'': The Ways You Can Benefit as an MBC PatientBeing young and active, I'll admit that I cried the first time I realized I fit the criteria of "permanently disabled". Me? Permanently Disabled? I looked at my handicap placard...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
