Have you ever considered stopping treatment?...I took Verzenio for six weeks and had side effects I could no longer tolerate. I stopped the drug. Now my oncologist...reactions18repliesTreatment
Popsicles and Morphine...Everything changes when it's time to call hospice. A lot of the time-consuming, mundane caregiving tasks end; taxi-cabbing, running personal errands, picking...reactions3comments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: When Anger Knocks, Part 2...Yesterday, I felt pissed off a few times at my dear wife. She was too slow getting ready to get out of...reactionscomments
How to Motivate Yourself When Everything Seems Hopeless...I know what it's like to feel hopeless. When everything seems to be going against you and there's no way out, it...reactionscomments
My Diagnosis and Who I Am...There is nothing quite like a breast cancer diagnosis to rock your sense of self, and also your sense of womanhood. In...reactionscomments
Healing Circles, Part 1...As most of you will probably know if you've read any of my posts/articles or followed my personal blog NoHalfMeasures, I'm a...reactions5comments
Finding the Right Oncologist...I knew nothing about metastatic breast cancer (MBC) before my diagnosis in July 2020—even in the early months that followed, when I...reactions2comments
What are your tips for finding a good oncologist?...Share your tips with fellow community members looking for an oncologist! If you haven’t found a good one, what challenges have you...reactions5repliesHealthcare Team
Tori Whitney...Tori was previously a health leader on AdvancedBreastCancer.net. As a nurse who is actively involved with breast cancer patients and their care...
Rod Richie Puts It into Perspective...Male Breast Cancer Is new. We all know it isn't. It has been around as long as female breast cancer. All of...reactions5repliesAwareness
The 2024 Social Health Awards Program...Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards...reactionscomments
You're Not Crazy: A Patient's Guide to Unheard Side Effects...We have all seen the commercials on television or the advertisements in magazines: a group of people sitting around a fire while...reactions4comments
Men: Know Your Breast Cancer Risk...National Men’s Health Month in June, is the time men are reminded to take stock of their breast cancer risk. So very...reactions1comment
Community Member Spotlight: Stephanie M....Here at AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we want to spotlight those affected by metastatic breast cancer. Through our community member spotlight interview series, we had...reactionscomments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: When Anger Knocks, Part 1...I felt it the other day. I feel it more than I wish. It often stirs right below the surface of my...reactionscomments
Losing My Hair...Hair. Losing it ain't that bad. Or at least for this cancer patient. It's been three weeks since I handed over my...reactions1comment
Phantom Pain, Years Later...It's been ten years since my surgery, and I'm still experiencing phantom breast pain. It's a constant, nagging reminder of what I...reactionscomments
Triple-Negative Advanced to Skin....Does anyone have any information at all regarding Triple-Negative (or other) BC spreading to the skin? There's not alot or if anything...reactions2repliesResearch & Clinical TrialsTips & AdviceSymptoms
The Stages of Grief, Maybe...There are hundreds of websites that address the stages of grief. Over the past year, I've read many of them, but none...reactionscomments
Life Stories: We’re More Than Our Diagnosis..."I can get through anything, except maybe terminal illness. I have no idea how I would handle that." - Me to a...reactionscomments
