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We are incredibly saddened to share that our AdvancedBreastCancer.net team member Lynette Erwin Waller passed away on Thursday, June 24th, 2021. Lynette had been living with stage IV metastatic breast...

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...

Since 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...

Being a caregiver for a loved one with advanced breast cancer can be challenging. Though it certainly is a difficult job, it can come with rewarding moments as well, especially...

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...

The 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...

Today 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...

"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...

Chemo, 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...

Do 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...

Recently 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...

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...

Being a caregiver for a cancer patient is no easy task, but it’s an especially delicate balance when the caretaker is your parent. I had the unique opportunity to interview...

"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...

The 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...

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...

After 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...

Meet 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...

Metastatic 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...

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...