How to Manage Radiation BurnsRadiation therapy is a powerful tool that can help fight cancer. More than 70 percent of people with cancer are treated with radiation at some point. Radiation therapy works by...reactionscomments
My Me Too Moment at the Cancer ClinicContent Note: This article describes sexual abuse. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. Unfortunately, I never thought I would have to...reactions1comment
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, patient advocates for men with this disease are...reactionscomments
The More You KnowI knew nothing about Stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) prior to my de novo diagnosis. Heck, I didn’t know much about any stage of breast cancer. In fact, I...reactionscomments
Cancer and Pain ManagementI think everyone knows a little bit about pain and pain management when dealing with managing a cancer diagnosis. Everybody is different, and everyone has a way of coping with...reactions4comments
Healing Circles, Part 2If you didn't have a chance to read healing circles, Part 1, you might want to do that for context. As I mentioned in part 1, I'd been invited to...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Meet Linda M.We’re highlighting people in the metastatic cancer community. We spoke with Linda, who shared her personal story about her recent diagnosis and how Advancedbreastcancer.net's online community has been helpful throughout...reactionscomments
Accept the Unexpected, Part 1Standing on the highest boulder I could find, looking across the Yosemite Valley, I thought how God was such a masterful creator and artist. In that moment, had anyone walked...reactions3comments
It Is Okay To Feel Envious of Those Without CancerThis article is raw and honest. If you have advanced breast cancer and you say you have never felt jealous of those without cancer or even those who had breast...reactions2comments
Popsicles and MorphineEverything changes when it's time to call hospice. A lot of the time-consuming, mundane caregiving tasks end; taxi-cabbing, running personal errands, picking up prescriptions, and so forth. When that nurse...reactions3comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: When Anger Knocks, Part 2Yesterday, I felt pissed off a few times at my dear wife. She was too slow getting ready to get out of the house. She was on her phone too...reactionscomments
How to Motivate Yourself When Everything Seems HopelessI know what it's like to feel hopeless. When everything seems to be going against you and there's no way out, it feels like trying to motivate yourself is a...reactionscomments
My Diagnosis and Who I AmThere is nothing quite like a breast cancer diagnosis to rock your sense of self, and also your sense of womanhood. In 2015, I was first diagnosed, and my initial...reactionscomments
Healing Circles, Part 1As most of you will probably know if you've read any of my posts/articles or followed my personal blog NoHalfMeasures, I'm a pretty concrete person in an often very squishy...reactions5comments
Finding the Right OncologistI knew nothing about metastatic breast cancer (MBC) prior to my diagnosis in July of 2020. Even in early months that followed, where I thought I only had 2 years...reactions2comments
The 2024 Social Health Awards ProgramEditorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...reactionscomments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments