Community Shares: The Most Asked Question about Metastatic Breast CancerOne of the hardest parts of living with cancer is the questions. Too often, people prod, asking insensitive questions that they have not earned a right to the answers. To... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Are Food Trends Sabotaging Your Med Usage?These days the Food Network can be found on the TV in my living room. As a former chef and food and beverage manager - knowing current and upcoming trends... By Tori Geib3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2020Each year, 10,000+ men and women who focus their lives and careers on breast cancer gather in San Antonio, Texas for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). It's one... By Abigail Johnston, Esquire3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
An Interview with Christian GarnettEmily Garnett was a valuable contributor to this platform and when she died in March of 2020, the world lost a light, this community lost an important contributor and I... By Abigail Johnston, Esquire12 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Single Parenting MBC Series - Metastatic ParentingLiving with a terminal cancer diagnosis has its own challenges. When you add single parenting and explaining your diagnosis to your children to the equation, you are looking at one... By Editorial Team 7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Infographic: Pain Management Treatment and CareIn September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of AdvancedBreastCancer.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain in America survey to ask members of... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Grace Under Extreme FireWhere compassion abides grace does much more abide. Recently I have had to have grace under EXTREME fire. My aunt is 83 years young, and to her thinking - at... By Maxine Devereaux2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Fun Products & Tips to Help Cope with MBC“It’s all about the equipment,” my husband likes to say when we pack for a trip. For example, if we are camping, it makes all the difference in the world... By Alyson Tischler4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Remarried and MetastaticIt might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but one of my earliest thoughts upon reconciling my metastatic diagnosis was that I may, never again, be in a... By Danielle Thurston4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Nature's Impact on Our Physical & Mental HealthThere is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to nature can improve one’s quality of life and... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Community Shares: The Pain of Metastatic Breast CancerMetastatic breast cancer brings one uncertainty after the next, especially when it comes to pain. Nearly every member of the metastatic breast cancer community experiences the pain differently—and in different... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
ConflictedEvery time I hear of someone being diagnosed with breast cancer, my heart drops. It drops because I am all too familiar with the process of finding a lump, getting... By Maxine Devereaux2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
COVID-19 Risks for People with CancerEditor’s Note: This article was first published on August 20, 2020. Further developments in what we know about the coronavirus are continuously emerging. Learn more in Advanced Breast Cancer and... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Summertime with MBC and COVID-19It’s officially summertime! What does that look like for us metastatic folk in the age of COVID-19? The same as it does for anyone else, but perhaps with a few... By Danielle Thurston3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
ASCO Guidelines for Men with Breast CancerAlthough rare, breast cancer does occur in men. Male breast cancer makes up less than 1 percent of all breast cancers diagnosed in the United States. For men, the lifetime... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
COVID-19 & MBC: Our Concerns are Different than Healthy PeopleI've been living with stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) for three (3) years and I've been immunocompromised for all of that time in one way or another. I'm fully... By Abigail Johnston, Esquire4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Bisphosphonate Induced Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BIONJ)Did you cringe a little before you opened this post? I would have before my diagnosis of bisphosphonate induced osteonecrosis of the jaw (BIONJ) and I've been contacted by quite... By Abigail Johnston, Esquire3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Grief in the Digital Era: Mourning A Virtual FriendMany who have experienced it, say that the grief felt when we lose a loved one who we’ve lived with, or met many times, is different from that experienced when... By Rod Ritchie5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
TriggersI’m awakened by the soft melody of "Killing Me Softly" inside my waking nightmare. Not the original version by Roberta Flack but by a version that I’ve never heard while... By Maxine Devereaux3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Life, BC (Before Cancer): Remembering Your Former SelfOne day everything is normal, and the next your whole world gets flipped on its head. Life becomes separated into two distinct times; before and after. Amid the chaos and... By Danielle Thurston5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments