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October 11th 2022
The designation of HER2-low status is rapidly reshaping how researchers and care providers not only think about, but also treat, breast cancer.
I wish “Pinktober” was more about saving the people who will die from breast cancer and less about pink ribbons and sexualizing the disease.
October 10th 2022
It’s easy to question treatment choices patients with cancer make, but my job as the mother of a patient was to be supportive.
October 9th 2022
I didn’t let my cancer diagnoses get in the way of living life.
October 7th 2022
I turned my cancer-related depression and frustration with the health care system into something positive for others with the disease.
From the death of standup comedian and "Love Goddess" Judy Tenuta to professional sports hall-of-famers discussing their cancer, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.
October 6th 2022
A patient with metastatic breast cancer shares how she learned that her disease was recently reclassified as HER-2 low, and what it was like to first learn about the FDA-approved drug years before she would be prescribed the treatment.
High levels of inflammation, as well as high BMI and later-stage disease, may be predictors of weakness after chemotherapy treatment in older patients with breast cancer, which may hold potential in guiding treatment decisions.
October 5th 2022
The switch from private insurance to Medicare was a struggle — especially considering my need for cancer care — that was not solved by numerous phone calls, but by Twitter instead.
Looking back on my breast cancer experience, I contemplate what it means to thrive.
October 3rd 2022
It’s been 20 years since my cancer diagnosis, and in that time, I’ve changed significantly.
After undergoing treatment for triple-negative breast cancer, I’m living my life with cautious optimism, and will always seek out joy.
October 1st 2022
Cancer tried to kill me, but I came back even stronger than ever.
September 29th 2022
A procedure that targets and freezes nerves that were damaged during a mastectomy may be a safe and effective method of relieving pain in breast cancer survivors.
The medical world has antidotes for many of the issues that arise from cancer treatments, so I learned to speak up about what I was experiencing.
September 28th 2022
Acupuncture has been shown to decrease cancer-related pain, and it most recently was recommended by several organizations for certain patients with breast cancer.
On the same day that I learned of my cancer progression, I also found out I had COVID-19. Here’s how I handled that dark period of life.
Seasoned journalist Katie Couric revealed that she received a breast cancer diagnosis in June and underwent treatment for the disease this summer.
September 27th 2022
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, I became a fierce advocate for myself.
I'm suggesting a new medical discipline called "previvology" that is dedicated to the detection of genetic mutations and the prevention or early detection of cancers that are associated with them.
The novel drug PY159 will be studied as a single agent and in combination with Keytruda for patients with certain solid tumors — including ovarian, pancreatic, lung, head and neck, colorectal and breast cancers.
I underwent cancer treatments during my lunch breaks at work. Looking back, I wish I took some time off.
September 26th 2022
I’m surviving cancer while getting older, too — that means I can no longer do some of the things I did when I was younger.
September 25th 2022
After I held my hand as my mom died, I wondered who would hold mine as I went through cancer.
September 23rd 2022
Seven years after completing breast cancer treatment, Angelia Carpenter was shocked to discover she had angiosarcoma, a rare cancer that may have been associated with her breast cancer treatment.
September 22nd 2022
While I’m usually a private person, it’s important to me to share my three bouts with cancer so that others will learn their bodies and their family history.
September 21st 2022
It’s good that celebrities with cancer raise awareness about the disease, but I think that they can do more.
September 19th 2022
An expert explains how antibody drug conjugates work to treat cancer.
Opting for hormonal or nonhormonal fertility preservation is unlikely to affect a woman’s risk for death or disease recurrence after receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer.
I never thought I’d admit experiencing fear of cancer recurrence, but at a recent medical appointment I realized that I struggle with this fear daily.
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