When Your Side Effects Are Disregarded By Your Doctor, and What You Should DoWe have all seen the commercials on the television or the advertisements in magazines, a group of people sitting around a fire while someone plays the guitar. Everyone is smiling... By Stacie-Mullin3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Men: Know Your Breast Cancer RiskNational Men’s Health Month in June, is the time men are reminded to take stock of their breast cancer risk. So very often, when it comes to getting timely treatment... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Stephanie M.Here at AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we want to spotlight those affected by metastatic breast cancer. Through our community member spotlight interview series, we had the honor of hearing Stephanie's story. Since their... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: When Anger Knocks, Part 1I felt it the other day. I feel it more than I wish. It often stirs right below the surface of my moving demeanor. Frustration. Okay, let’s not sugarcoat it... By Joel Hughes6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Losing My HairHair. Losing it ain't that bad. Or at least for this cancer patient. It's been three weeks since I handed over my hair to the cancer gods, along with the... By Vicki Thompson4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Phantom Pain, Years LaterIt's been ten years since my surgery, and I'm still experiencing phantom breast pain. It's a constant, nagging reminder of what I went through -- the cancer, the surgery, and... By Maxine Devereaux2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Stages of Grief, MaybeThere are hundreds of websites that address the stages of grief. Over the past year, I've read many of them, but none fit me. I've been through a lot of... By Kaye Waller2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Life Stories: We’re More Than Our Diagnosis"I can get through anything, except maybe terminal illness. I have no idea how I would handle that." - Me to a friend, April 2015 Turns out, I handle it... By Mary E. Costello7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
When a Doctor Fires YouI've been fired by a doctor twice in my lifetime, once during a pregnancy and once in the midst of my Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) treatment. I was... By Abigail Johnston, Esquire3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
National Cancer Survivors DayAccording to the website, NCSD.org, National Cancer Survivors Day® (NCSD) is the first Sunday in June each year and is set aside as: A celebration for those who have survived, an inspiration for those... By Abigail Johnston, Esquire3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Women's Health Is More Than Doctors Visits and TreatmentsBeing a woman is a hard job. We can have many titles, some that include mom, wife, sister, daughter, and friend. Throwing in a terminal disease like cancer can only... By Stacie-Mullin2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Breast Cancer Women Rock: A Man’s PerspectiveAs we wrap up Women’s Health Awareness Month, it’s the perfect time to sing the praises of breast cancer women. Over the past eight years, as a male breast cancer... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Women's Health Awareness Month QuizWomen’s Health Awareness Month is recognized every May and this year, we partnered with our sister sites AdvancedOvarianCancer.net and Endometriosis.net to bring you a Women’s Health Awareness Month Quiz. This... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
HairAfter two weeks of chemotherapy, I had started to wonder if it was going to happen, was my hair going to fall out? At first, my hair seemed as strong... By Vicki Thompson4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Women’s Health 101: Understanding the Basics with Dr. SheridanWe’re celebrating Women’s Health Month, so I’m going to be talking about some subjects that are typically associated with “women’s health.” But these topics aren’t just important to those who... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Helping Her Feel NormalI know what abnormal feels like. I know how awful it feels to think that everyone around you sees you as messed up, broken, weak, and abnormal. Whether or not... By Joel Hughes7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
"But You Don't Look Sick"If you have ever heard the statement, "but you don't look sick," it can be very frustrating for those with advanced breast cancer. Although metastatic (advanced) breast cancer is considered... By Stacie-Mullin2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Health versus Women's HealthHealth is a funny thing. It's one of those things that I certainly didn't appreciate until my de novo Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) diagnosis in 2017. I'd taxed my... By Abigail Johnston, Esquire3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Tips on Lowering Drug Costs of Metastatic Breast CancerLiving with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is expensive. The nature of MBC as incurable means treatments remain ongoing. When treatments must continue over a lifetime, costs add up. Many with... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
How I Became a Caregiver While Being a PatientCancer isn't a gift but it has been a teacher. I’ve learned more about cancer, terminology, research, and clinical trials than most healthy people will forget. Nine years of being... By Susan Rahn3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments