Community Member Spotlight: Jessica Carroll...Our Advancedbreastcancer.net community is continuing to highlight our community members living with metastatic breast cancer. In this interview, we spoke with Jessica Carroll who was diagnosed with de novo stage...reactions1comment
Understanding Invasive Ductal Carcinoma...When you are diagnosed with breast cancer, it can be challenging. There are different types and subtypes. Treatment and prognosis are associated with the different kinds of breast cancer. Learning...reactionscomments
Remembering Alyson Tischler...We are extremely heartbroken to share that AdvancedBreastCancer.net team member, Alyson Tischler, peacefully passed away on Friday, April 9th, 2021 in her home with her loved ones. Alyson was first...reactionscomments
Part 2: Be Your Own Advocate...This is Part 2 of Be Your Own Advocate community story. To read Part 1, click here. I attended a Division Meeting and was, I’m sure, the most verbally negative...reactions5comments
Part 1: Be Your Own Advocate...All cancer patients face their own distinct journey. And while I hate my journey and wish I wasn’t on it, there’s one thing that I have learned during the last...reactions2comments
Writing for Caregivers...An advanced breast cancer diagnosis is devastating and can be difficult for loved ones and caregivers. Writing can also be a helpful tool for cancer caregivers. It can be a...reactionscomments
Community Member Spotlight: Kristine Cole...We are highlighting all those living with metastatic breast cancer. Whether you have just been newly diagnosed or have been managing breast cancer for many years. Your story matters and...reactionscomments
Navigating Life as a "Medically Fragile" Person...I was at chemotherapy when a friend opened my straw for me and touched it with her hands. "This is awkward, but...I can't use that straw now. You haven't washed...reactions2comments
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 it leaves you feeling like you are trapped...reactionscomments
Faslodex Tips...For those of us who are hormone-positive (estrogen, progesterone, or both), taking medication to suppress or otherwise interfere with hormone production is a key part of treatment. For some, an...reactions5comments
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...reactions4repliesAnxietyCommunityCaregiving
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...reactionscomments
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?...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments