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
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
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
Is There a Role for Primary Surgery in Stage IV Breast Cancer?Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women after skin cancers. There is about a 1 in 8 chance that...reactions2comments
The Physical Demands of CaregivingMost caregivers, myself included, focus on how our experience affects us emotionally. I'm going to step aside for this article and speak...reactionscomments
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
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...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
Dealing with Burnout When You Can't Get AwayAs a caregiver, it's all too easy to neglect ourselves. Our life changes radically when our spouse or other relative receives a...reactionscomments
Who Is An Oncology Social Worker?In a sea of doctors, nurses, scans, and lab work, there is another important tool for patients right in their cancer center...reactionscomments
The Miracle Lens"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though...reactionscomments
