Breast Cancer

In the years that followed, when I recalled something, it was placed in my life timeline as either before or after cancer.

When a conversation about breast cancer is overheard, should a survivor step in and offer advice, or just walk away?

My genetic counselor told me that saving a blood sample allows you to designate access to it by family members for genetic testing for hereditary cancers years down the road. You can make a difference to help loved ones.

I'll look less like a woman, but I'll feel more like one.

Magic that occurs when we write.

The FDA has granted an approval to Ontruzant (SB3; trastuzumab -dttb), a Herceptin (trastuzumab) biosimilar, for the treatment of patients with HER2-overexpressing breast cancer or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

The addition of the investigational drug alisertib to a paclitaxel regimen showed promising activity in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer or advanced breast cancer.

For those facing cancer, encouraging words can often be good medicine.

Limbs affected by lymphedema require specialized care, but during months where temperatures can be extreme, a little extra effort is necessary.

Two-time cancer survivor suggests a careful approach when researching your own cancer.

Three ways this metastatic breast cancer patient has made research participation a part of her life.

Katherine Heinowitz said she had the best year of her life after being diagnosed with cancer. But to do that, she had to do something she had never done before.

Breast cancer survivor shares the silver lining in her breast reconstruction fat-grafting experience.

Cancer survivorship is an important topic that patients and physicians must consider when planning their treatment.

For young breast cancer survivors, the type of surgery they recieve to treat their disease can impact their quality of life, according to recent research.

Real resolutions to make 2019 feel like a year of finally putting away unachievable goals from the past.

Making peace with radiation can be a challenge, even if high doses of targeted radiation can silence cancer cells. It took me almost two weeks to tame the beast of fear. What have you done to trick yourself into handling difficult situations during cancer treatment?

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for December 2018.

A male breast cancer survivor discovers a challenge even bigger than his disease.

Cancer reminds this survivor that we are much more than our bodies.

Rest is an important part of the healing process for those affected by cancer.

The FDA has approved Herzuma (trastuzumab-pkrb) (Herzuma) as a biosimilar to Herceptin (trastuzumab, Genentech). Trastuzumab-pkrb is a HER2/neu receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer.

Cancer has led me to men and women who grabbed onto life but died anyway.

People with cancer who subscribe to a strong spiritual belief system report a better ability to cope.

This week, we spoke with three sisters with a long family history of the BRCA gene mutation – one that dates back to 1860 in Poland.

After her journey with breast cancer, a woman and her fiance get a wedding with all the trimmings — gratis. The Wedding Pink gives away one each year.

An essay on seeing cancer from a childhood treehouse.

Four years' worth of high-stakes scans have made me an expert in four excellent ways to ease intense anxiety.

Once you or someone you love has been diagnosed with something big, the times between scans become sacred in-between times where you do your best to live in light of the ever-changing circumstances of your body. Sometimes that can be a time full of fear, but others it is a time full of hope.

I spend so much time trying to go back to the past or predict the future that I tend to forget how to live in today's moments.