Deciding on the many options for treatment ...I am diagnosed HER2 plus lobular invasive metastatic breast cancer . I have just started treatment two months ago . Taxol / herceptin/ perjetta. I just finished the taxol and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCommunityCaregivingAnxiety
Community Member Spotlight: Anne Jacobs...Meet Anne Jacobs, a community member for AdvancedBreastCancer.net who has been living with breast cancer since her initial diagnosis in 2003. She shares her story with us. I was initially...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Super Simple Makeup Tutorial with Melissa...A little bit of makeup may help start your day with a little confidence. Melissa shows us a simple way to apply makeup. How are you practicing self-care today?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What is a Pain Management Specialist? Should I See One?...Pain management specialists are physicians who have special training in treating all kinds of pain. Pain can arise from a number of reasons, including injury, nerve damage, surgery, chronic conditions...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Chronic...I can't say that I gave the word "chronic" much thought before I was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC). To my healthy person's mind at the time...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Exploring Blogging as a Newly Diagnosed Patient...Have you been recently diagnosed with advanced breast cancer? Writing can be a means to help you cope with this diagnosis. April shares her knowledge and expertise as a successful...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Kristin Bradford...We interviewed Kristin Bradford, a community member, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 HER2- breast cancer. She shares her story with us. In the summer of 2020, my left...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Portal to Connection...“I still need to reschedule that dermatologist appointment!” I thought to myself, for probably the fifth time in the past few weeks. My annual skin check was scheduled for mid-March...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fertility and MBC: Fostering and Adopting...In women who have had early-stage breast cancer, about 20-30% of them will go on to become metastatic, meaning the breast cancer has spread to another part of the body...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
We Are Not Hiding Behind Our Mask...I wonder if it is the mask, lack of control, or lack of respect for our neighbor that has made many average people be non-compliant during the pandemic? You and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Single Parenting MBC Series - Primary Caretaker...Danielle, a triple-negative metastatic breast cancer single parent talks about being a primary caretaker for her kids. Check out other articles in this series, Support, Metastatic Parenting, and Dating. I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fatigue...When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in 2017, I did think I knew what fatigue was; after all, I'd been to graduate school and I had two...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Short Term Changes?...Grrr, I was so frustrated and angry! I had just finished reading an article in a well-respected breast cancer publication that was entitled “Recognizing the Symptoms of Breast Cancer.” It...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Advanced Breast Cancer: A Man’s Perspective...Being newly diagnosed with advanced breast cancer is a shock no less for men, than it is for women. Fortunately, Gary Wong, an Architect from Milpitas, San Jose region, is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Shares: What You Wish People Understood About Metastatic Breast Cancer...Living with a metastatic breast cancer (MBC) diagnosis means many different things. Too often, those on the outside fail to understand the full impact of MBC on all aspects of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How To Start A Blog About Your Cancer Experience...I'm asked all the time, "How do I start a blog about my cancer story?" So here's a crash course! The funny thing is that I didn't even mean to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Double Mastectomy...I had a double mastectomy in April 2020. I was diagnosed July 2019. Right breast had cancer and traveled to my right lymph nodes. I was scared. I started out...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Stacie Marie...We’re highlighting people in the metastatic cancer community. We talked to Stacie who shares her personal story and how Advancedbreastcancer.net's community has been helpful throughout this experience, especially since the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Battle Metaphors For Breast Cancer...Long a topic for breast cancer patients on social media, no disease metaphors stir patients as much as being told they are battling the disease. So, on BreastCancer.org recently, a...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Metastatic Breast Cancer Advocacy and Me...There is a Greek proverb that says, "Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they will never sit in." This beautifully illustrates my feelings toward metastatic breast...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments