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An advanced breast cancer diagnosis is life-changing. Finding support and connecting with others can be helpful as you are navigating this new diagnosis. We want to hear more from you...

It's funny how when I’m home I can fall asleep, wake up, go to the bathroom, and drift off again. The uncanny ability to do that only at home is...

We are highlighting people in the metastatic cancer community. We talked to Rachelle who shares her personal story and how reading other people’s stories on Advancedbreastcancer.net and how online support...

According to Oxford Dictionary, integrative medicine "is a form of medical therapy that combines practices and treatments from alternative medicine with conventional medicine." Since cancer treatment can cause a myriad...

For friends, family, and coworkers of anyone with advanced breast cancer, it can be challenging to fully understand what it is like to live with this diagnosis. So much of...

There are many things that those of us in the MBC community fear based on my own experiences and others that I've spoken with over the last few years. This...

The Male Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) recently invited Dr. Mathew Knowles, the academic, speaker, and music industry icon, who was recently diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, to speak to...

This past week I was given the opportunity to sit with my twin sister's nurse and go over her hospice and palliative care plan. As uncomfortable and emotionally challenging as...

Under normal circumstances, it's not easy to jump out of bed every morning with excitement and positivity for the day that lies ahead. Layer on cancer diagnosis, treatment, surgery -...

Sometimes, it feels like we are surrounded by technology. Apps, devices, trackers, and gadgets are everywhere! In this digital age, though, everyone has a different level of comfort using technology...

Learning to set boundaries has been a huge undertaking. Along the way, someone said to me it is okay to say no. Saying no means you are saying yes to...

Happy birthday, AdvancedBreastCancer.net! The end of January marks the 2-year anniversary of our community. To celebrate this anniversary, we want to focus on another year full of meaningful connections, conversations...

Dear Stage II Danielle, I know you have breast cancer and you're freaking out, but don't be! You will be okay. The next few months will be hard, but take...

Most cancers are sporadic or random. This means that they are caused by exposure to a carcinogen, or cancer-causing substance such as sunlight or cigarette smoke. They may also be...

Being a patient advocate is satisfying, and advocating for men unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with breast cancer provides a real service for a cohort who often don’t even realize...

A thriver’s life begins in the most surreal way, it is changed by four small words “you have metastatic cancer”. This means lesions have been seen somewhere else in the...

Even the most seasoned cancer patient may feel anxious when it is time for "the next line" of their cancer treatment. When one starts their next line, it typically means...

Most people do not expect to find out they are facing an advanced breast cancer diagnosis. For nearly everyone in the community, the diagnosis – for one reason or another...

Biosimilars? A few months ago, I saw some posts on Facebook from my friend, Beth Block Guendjoian, a long time metastatic breast cancer-haver (20+ years!), about her experience on a biosimilar...

For many people, cancer is the worst fear of all. Often, just the word cancer leads people to imagine hair loss, chemotherapy, nausea, and other physical symptoms. However, the physical...