Breast Cancer

A cancer diagnosis often means putting your life in the hands of people you hardly know.

Is it always one or the other? Can good news in one person’s cancer experience do good for the community?

I’m 16 years out from my breast cancer diagnosis, but every now and then, panic still creeps up on me.

From composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s death to the “King of Chemo” cycling across the United States to raise funds for mental health and cancer charities, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week.

When survivorship becomes long-term, it can be an adjustment to move from active treatment to periodic surveillance.

When I was first diagnosed, I wasn’t sure what kind of support to ask for, but now I’m thankful to have many wonderful forms of support around me.

After hearing others' cancer stories, I found myself feeling "less than" because I didn't undergo radiation and chemotherapy.

When a green dye was used to detect early signs of breast cancer-related lymphedema, patients tended to have better outcomes with the condition, recent research showed.

HER3-DXd proved to be safe and efficacious in treating patients with HER3-expressing metastatic breast cancer, recent study results showed.

Sometimes, hundreds of pages of cancer information still just doesn’t connect with the person who needs it.

There is no guidebook to life with cancer, but here a few important lessons I learned along the way.

While waiting for my daughter to get a prophylactic cancer surgery, I sketched a cartoon that I hope will get people talking about hereditary cancer risks.

People who have never experienced cancer may think that life continues as normal after treatment is done, but that’s far from reality.

Watch Dr. Rupesh Kotecha, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss the treatment of brain metastases during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Patients with HR+/HER2- early breast cancer treated with the CDK4/6 inhibitor plus endocrine therapy in the phase 3 NATALEE trial had a reduced risk for the cancer to recur.

Watch Dr. Ana C. Sandoval Leon, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss HER2-positive metastatic disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

After being diagnosed with cancer and taking a look at all the stuff I accumulated, I began to think about my priorities in life.

The current testing rate for BRCA 1/2 mutations is currently 68% in HER2-negative early breast cancer, but eligible patients could receive better care if tested.

Watch Dr. Naomi Dempsey, from Miami Cancer Institute, discuss the management of HER2-positive, early-stage disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

My cancer diagnosis — and the emotional effects that came with it — made me who I am today.

Watch Dr. Patrick Borgen, from Maimonides Medical Center, discuss the de-escalation of surgery during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

I’m reflecting on the distant past — a time before my cancer diagnoses.

Skipping radiation therapy for breast cancer may not affect 10-year survival, but one radiation oncologist suggests patient noncompliance with endocrine therapy is the real reason for reduced benefits.

Watch Dr. Joseph Panoff, from Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, discuss radiation therapy in early stage disease during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

The temporary tattoos that guided the radiation for my cancer treatment were not beautiful, artistic or cool — they were more than that.

Watch Dr. Susan Domchek, Dr. Debu Tripathy and Dr. Jennifer Gass answer questions about precision medicine during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

Watch Dr. Debu Tripathy, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discuss circulating tumor DNA during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

I’m looking back and sharing the lessons learned from 10 years of cancer survivorship.

Watch Dr. Susan Domchek, from Penn Medicine, discuss genetic testing during the CURE Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit at MBCC.

My cancer diagnosis taught me to speak up and ask, “What do I need to know?” and “What can I be doing for myself?”