Community Member Spotlight: Lisa H....Lisa shares with our team her denovo metastatic breast cancer diagnosis experience. How & when were you diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer?In...reactionscomments
How To Handle Questions About Your Breast Cancer...How to handle questions about your cancer when you just don’t feel like talking about it... This was and remains a tough one...reactionscomments
Under The Mask: Undergoing Brain Radiation...Radiation oncology is a powerful tool, especially in the metastatic setting. There are various types of radiation, or radiotherapy, to treat metastatic...reactionscomments
Facing the holidays...Last year, my daughters and I chose to not gather for either Thanksgiving or Christmas due to concerns about the pandemic. Both...reactions4repliesMemory WallFriends & Family
Remembering Danielle Thurston...We are extremely heartbroken to share that AdvancedBreastCancer.net team member, Danielle Thurston, passed away on Friday, October 29th, 2021. Danielle was first...reactionscomments
Mallory Royal...Mallory is a cancer survivor, warrior, and thriver from Atlanta, Georgia. She beat Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2012 at the age of 22...
On the Edge of My Seat...There's good news for us, breast cancer sufferers, walking around with sore tushies from monthly Fulvestrant shots. According to a recent press...reactions2comments
I'm So Stressed Out!...Whether it’s waiting for scan results, getting ready to go back to work after taking time off for surgery, spending hours on...reactionscomments
The Metamorphosis Of October...Breast Cancer Awareness month doesn't hold the same meaning for everyone, and that's OK. To some people, it's a time to celebrate...reactions3comments
Meet My Caregiver!...One of our advocates interviews her husband for Caregiver Awareness Month. Caregivers are our unsung heroes and this month we want to...reactionscomments
Mentoring, Part 5...I hope you have enjoyed our mentoring series! Amanda and I had such fun talking about these issues, emailing, and learning more...reactionscomments
What It's Really Like To Have A Craniotomy...Having brain metastases, routine brain MRIs are the norm for me. But never did I think one would discover an old hemorrhage...reactionscomments
Getting a Second Opinion: Letting Go of Guilt...I understand first-hand how awkward and stressful it can be to ask your doctor for your records to be sent to another...reactions2comments
Still Infusing, Still Thriving...I submitted my diagnosis story in 2019. I want to talk about the last two years with metastatic breast cancer, No Evidence...reactions2comments
Mari’s Fight Against Inflammatory breast cancer...15 years ago my aunt fought her first battle with cancer. It was Lymphoma. Although the waiting list was extremely long she...reactionscomments
Two wives. Two MBC diagnoses. Two tragic deaths....I married J, my first wife, in 1977. She was 20, and I was 22. Our 14-year-old daughter lost her mom three...reactions1comment
Community Member Spotlight: Natalia Pardon...Meet Natalia who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2013. She shares her experience and what has been helpful to her...reactions1comment
Advocating for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients...Breast cancer advocate and friend Martha Carlson is a force to be reckoned with. When you read her Twitter bio: “Stage IV breast...reactionscomments
Diagnosis, Part 4...We all want to believe that our oncologists are just a few steps away from Godliness. And that they spend the majority...reactionscomments
How Do You Maintain Hope?...Hope means having the courage to face and overcome obstacles in life. Living with advanced breast cancer (ABC) can make this a...reactions2comments