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Managing Metastatic Breast Cancer Together

It was so difficult to get an appointment as a 23-year-old with a visible lump. Now I know what to say and I want to share my experience with others. I hope these resources help.

Maggie Kudirka

AdvancedBreastCancer.net Patient Leader

Community

I’ve been thinking about community a lot lately. I have looked at community differently at different times in my life and, being an introvert, always with a bit of trepidation. Being...

Scan Days: Is it Better to Hope for the Best or Prepare for the Worst?

For the last week, I have gone through a myriad of emotions. My last scan wasn't good. I mean, it could have been a lot worse. However, my bone mets...

Living Like an Outlier

Chances are, I probably won’t see my 40th birthday. In fact, a recent study published by the National Institute of Health estimates only about 15% of metastatic breast cancer patients...

"Our Bodies Are Our Vehicles": Self-Care With Advanced Breast Cancer

There is an old expression that goes, ''Our bodies are our vehicles'', meaning that our bodies are what will drive us through life. Just like a car, how we care...

You Are What You Eat

It’s been said that you are what you eat and if that saying is true then I must be little or nothing. There are days when I can eat breakfast,...

What Are the Different Types of Breast Cancer?

The type of breast cancer can refer to the cells they originate from as well as other characteristics, like whether they have receptors for substances like hormones or growth factors...

Finding a Light

Recently, we found that my breast cancer had significantly progressed. Previously located only in my bones, the cancer had spread, quickly and aggressively, into my brain, then my liver, and...

Have Cancer, Will Travel

Few people have the luxury, or unfortunate circumstance depending on how you look at things, to see what is really important in life with the clarity a terminal diagnosis affords...

MBC and Reconnecting: Outstretching a Hand to the Past

In Cancerland, we often talk about the connections we make. My question to you is, what about reconnecting? How often do we stop and think about our old lives, and...

How Do I Prevent and Manage Lymphedema?

Lymphedema is swelling in the arms, legs, hands or feet. In breast cancer patients, it is often seen immediately after surgery to remove lymph nodes and gradually recedes. It can...

Breastless In The City

The morning I realized that my showers would no longer be the same, I held my left breast in the palm of my hand as if it were a newborn...

Advanced Breast Cancer in Young Women

According to recent studies, a woman born today in the United States has an estimated 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. The risk of breast...