What is your experience with Anastrazole?...Has anyone experienced severe back pain while on Anastrazole and if so does it gradually get better?...reactions7repliesTreatment
Have you experienced pseudo progression with targeted therapies?...Has anyone experienced pseudo progression ( increase in growth of tumor before shrinkage ) while on Ibrance and Arimidex?...reactionsrepliesChemotherapy
National Mammography Day...October can bring up a range of emotions for everyone in the breast cancer community, let’s face it October is hard. With that being said I believe when things are...reactions5comments
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How We Can Improve It...Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) was initiated by the American Cancer Society and a pharmaceutical company to ensure every woman was aware of this disease, and to promote mammography as...reactionscomments
Body Image and Unfair Expectations...Despite her “five foot two, eyes of blue”, soft and fluffy appearance, my wife was one strong woman. On the day we received her diagnosis of breast cancer, she switched...reactions2comments
Will you share your experience with targeted therapies? ...We know that each individual responds to treatment differently, but we also know that having a sense of what to possibly expect when entering a new treatment plan is incredibly...reactions7repliesTreatment
Metastatic Self-Care...It wasn’t until I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that I had this unique lens on life that not a lot of folks have the pleasure of seeing until...reactions2comments
Depression and anxiety ...Hi y’all! I would love to start a thread here now that the weather is shifting in most parts of the country. I always struggle with that, and with the...reactions6repliesAnxietyCommunityDepression
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day...Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day is October 13th each year, designated in 2009, after multiple decades of October being designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM). To read more about...reactionscomments
Palliative Care? Hospice? There Is A Difference...Palliative care can be scary to those with cancer or other serious conditions. I used to associate palliative care (PC) with end-of-life (EOL) or hospice until I needed it after...reactionscomments
Treated Differently After Her Diagnosis...I'm answering for my wife since she's no longer living. When my wife was initially diagnosed, she was already at Stage 4. A PET scan revealed the breast cancer was...reactions1comment
Has anyone else experienced chemo anxiety?...I have the prescription for ANASTROZOLE in my hand. I feel paralyzed. If I take this med, it all gets very real. Have you experienced this?...reactions5replies
Steal Back the Best Parts of Yourself Through Self-Care...What do you do when MBC (Metastatic Breast Cancer) is stealing your life bit by bit with the pain, worry, and appointments? You steal it back! Steal back the best...reactions4comments
How do we help spouses cope?...My Dear Husband (DH) is handling all his emotions about my diagnosis primarily by expressing anger and assigning blame. I am not strong enough to endure his coping mechanism. So...reactions10repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsCaregivingCoping
Self-Care and Building Community During Awareness Month...October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year we want to come together to celebrate and support one another with a focus on self-care and community. As we delve...reactionscomments
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields. They review and ensure that our content is accurate and...
Have you tried complementary or alternative medicine to help with pain? ...Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes a wide collection of healing methods and practices that are non-traditional. Many people use CAM along with mainstream medical treatment to help relieve symptoms...reactionsrepliesTreatmentSide EffectsPain
Will Things Ever Be Normal Again?...When you're in the midst of grief, you frequently wonder if you'll ever feel “normal” again. You may even question if there's any purpose to anything anymore. It's a desolate...reactionscomments
Community Team...Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who bring you engaging, accurate information about living with...
Editorial Team...The Editorial Team works with its Medical Review Board and experienced medical writers to provide Health Union's Community Team with reliable, easy-to-understand information about a host of chronic health conditions...
