Saying Goodbye to a Friend...Several months ago, I lost my friend Ashley to metastatic breast cancer. A mutation of the PALB2 gene caused Ashley's cancer. Words...reactions1comment
Mentoring, Part 4...Amanda asks Abigail to think about mentor/mentee relationships she has held in the MBC world and answer the following questions. Be sure...reactionscomments
The Pink Divide...There’s no competition in breast cancer. How I wish that those words were true. One would think that after hearing those four...reactions2comments
Community Member Spotlight: Lynn...As part of our community member interview series on AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we had the honor of interviewing Lynn. She was diagnosed with HR-positive...reactions3comments
How Do I Talk to Real People Living with Advanced Breast Cancer?...Many people with advanced or metastatic breast cancer told us they had never known anyone with late-stage breast cancer before they were...reactions7comments
Author Q&A: From Whispers to Shouts: The Ways We Talk About Cancer...As a breast cancer patient and advocate, a former oncologist and a journalist, Dr. Elaine Schattner was well placed to write the...reactions1comment
Lynette Erwin Waller...We are heartbroken to share that on Thursday, June 24th, 2021, Lynette Erwin Waller passed away. Lynette was a cherished member of...
Reviewing - Rebuilding and Refocusing...In the last two months, I have had to review how I looked at relationships with my siblings and rebuild my faith...reactionscomments
Community Member Catch Up: Rachelle...In February 2021, the team at AdvancedBreastCancer.net chatted with Rachelle, who shared her personal story and about how reading other people’s experiences...reactionscomments
Remembering Tori Geib...We are devastated to share that one of our AdvancedBreastCancer.net team members Tori Geib passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021. Tori...reactionscomments
Dealing with Healthcare Burnout...I do not know about you, but I am tired of all the doctor's visits, scans, and bloodwork that I must often...reactionscomments
Invasive Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma...Invasive pleomorphic lobular carcinoma (IPLC) is a rare kind of breast cancer. It makes up less than 1 percent of all breast...reactionscomments
Health versus Women's Health...Health is a funny thing. It's one of those things that I certainly didn't appreciate until my de novo Stage IV Metastatic Breast...reactionscomments
Sex, Intimacy, and Metastatic Breast Cancer...A metastatic breast cancer (MBC) diagnosis brings many physical, mental, and emotional changes. Sex and intimacy will also likely look different, now...reactionscomments
Racial Disparities and Clinical Trials for Metastatic Breast Cancer...Breast cancer is diagnosed more often than any other cancer worldwide. In 2020, there were an estimated 2.3 million new breast cancer...reactionscomments
Chemo Brain: Losing Another Piece of Who We Are...My initial cancer treatment, back in 2017 when we thought I might be Stage II versus Stage IV, was the combination of...reactionscomments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Learning to Delegate for Her...Last February, my wife had brain surgery to remove 2 small tumors. There were unexpected outcomes resulting in her needing my care...reactionscomments
How Do I Get The Latest Updates On Advanced Breast Cancer?...The internet is ripe with information on advanced breast cancer. Unfortunately, it can get to be a little too much sometimes. Perhaps...reactionscomments
Metastatic Breast Cancer in My Liver...In 2020 I began to have severe lower backaches. I called an ambulance to ER. Had CT scan, liver was pushing on...reactions7comments
