2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1719+ words) Elissa Kalver should have been thinking about birthday cake. Instead, days before her daughter turned one, she was trying to understand how breast cancer could already be in her liver and spine. “I was diagnosed metastatic de novo in July…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1732+ words) For most of Abigail Simon’s life, trusting her body was part of her job. The professional ballerina had spent decades building a career around movement, performing with American Ballet Theatre and The Joffrey Ballet and touring internationally with Broadway’s An…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (292+ words) Living with metastatic breast cancer can bring an emotional reality that differs from early-stage disease: More uncertainty, fewer clear timelines and grief that does not always receive room to exist. Integrative mental health clinician Kristy Case, BS, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1714+ words) Jenna Werner was not looking for breast cancer. She was looking for herself. “Prior to my diagnosis, my daughter had just turned one,” Werner recalls. “I was really starting to feel confident in my skin again. I was on a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (230+ words) She encourages patients to begin with the fundamentals, including the type and stage of their cancer, the characteristics of their tumor and the goal of each treatment. From there, patients can ask what side effects to expect and how their…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (727+ words) For many of us, summer means relaxing days by the pool or at the beach. But body image insecurities and physical discomfort can make carefree days anything but. If you’re being treated for breast cancer — or if you’re a survivor…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1048+ words) A metastatic breast cancer diagnosis can change many things. It can change your schedule, your energy, your relationship with your body, your plans for the future and the amount of time you spend in doctors’ offices. For many women, treatment…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1077+ words) When a partner is diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, the impact reaches far beyond treatment plans and medical appointments. For many wives and long-term partners, the diagnosis quietly transforms everyday life, introducing new responsibilities, emotional burdens and relationship challenges. One…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (330+ words) Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Marisa Weiss wanted to create a platform to make breast cancer information more accessible. Her site, Breastcancer.org, has reached over 300 million people since 2000, and she’s still on a mission to make education on breast cancer…...