Pets, Cancer, & Attitude Adjustments...This may sound like the most trivial, dumb thing I’ve ever said...but, my dogs are fighting and it just feels like the...reactionscomments
Dating and Finding Love: A Single Gal’s Guide to MBC...I’ll admit it. I have no interest in dating right now. Dating is hard in the best of circumstances. Dating with metastatic...reactionscomments
Breast Cancer Stages...When people are diagnosed with cancer, doctors assign their cancer a stage. The stage generally describes how large the cancer is along...
What Do Those Breast Cancer Staging Letters and Numbers Mean?...Staging is the way doctors talk about how big a tumor is and how far it has spread. Staging helps doctors decide...
Understanding Breast Cancer Terms: NEAD, De Novo, and NED Explained...Whether you have been recently diagnosed, have had metastatic breast cancer (mbc) for some time, or are part of a breast cancer...reactionscomments
A New Perspective on Life...Editorial Note: Earlier this year, Tina shared the story of her breast cancer journey. She was first diagnosed in 2008 at the...reactionscomments
Caregiving...As a daughter (I'm the eldest of 6), wife and mother, I've done quite a bit of caregiving in my life. I...reactionscomments
Race and Cancer, Part 1...For most of my life, I lived around other WASPS (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) in the Midwest. We did live in a few other...reactionscomments
Interview with Abigail Johnson; Stage IV Patient Advocate Extraordinaire...Abigail Johnston, Esquire, is a dynamic patient activist and writer on metastatic breast cancer. A lawyer since 2002 in Florida, diagnosed with...reactionscomments
A Sister's Journey with ATM Mutation, Part 2...As part of my ongoing series about how the ATM mutation has affected my family since we discovered how widespread it is...reactionscomments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Why Taking a Day Off Is Essential...I tend to burn the candle at both ends and often in the middle. My wife and I started seeing a marriage...reactionscomments
The Fallible Caregiver Series: Sick of Feeling Afraid (Part 2)...In my last article, I shared some of my deep, daily fears as a caregiver husband to a wife living with stage...reactionscomments
Navigating "The Next Line": Preparing for a New Cancer Treatment...Even the most seasoned cancer patient may feel anxious when it is time for "the next line" of their cancer treatment. When...reactions4comments
Dr. Deanna Attai: Ground-Breaking Breast Surgeon and Educator...Dr. Deanna Attai has had a distinguished career as a breast surgeon. Dr. Attai graduated with honors from Georgetown University School of...reactionscomments
Are You Newly Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer?...At AdvancedBreastCancer.net, we work with community members and our health leaders to empower them and their caregivers to take control of living...reactionscomments
I Want a Cure, But I'll Settle for Chronic...My first dose of reality came when I was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer (MBC). That was the day the...reactionscomments
Frustration & Loneliness of Advanced Breast Cancer...People with advanced breast cancer face many challenges and may, at times, be overwhelmed by the many frustrations of having and dealing...
Community Views: Meaningful Connections With Providers...Too often, having metastatic breast cancer also means having difficult relationships with your doctor and other healthcare providers. We hear a lot...reactionscomments
Returning to Chemo...After nearly five years since my de novo MBC diagnosis, I find myself facing progression to my liver and returning to IV chemotherapy...reactionscomments
Coping with Late-Stage Cancer...After all appropriate and necessary treatments have been tried, breast cancer may continue to progress or worsen, and doctors may determine it’s...
