Breast Cancer

A stage 4 metastatic breast cancer survivor describes her experience with a clinical trials and how they changed the trajectory of her life.

Several breast cancer survivors share how they stay mentally strong while living with breast cancer.

From former New York Islanders hockey player Mike Bossy announcing that he has lung cancer to First Lady Jill Biden emphasizing the importance of breast cancer screenings, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

Combine a mother’s breast cancer diagnosis with her daughter’s comedy background — what do you get? A podcast that laughs in cancer’s face.

People living with metastatic breast cancer share highlights of their personal self-care strategies.

Julie Larson, LCSW, and a panel of women living with metastatic breast discuss the impact of the disease on mental health and resources to consider as a patient.

Elacestrant improved progression-free survival in patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

A patient turned to yoga during treatment for breast cancer and is now helping others do the same.

Talking with a doctor about costly cancer treatments and being frank with health care teams can ease financial distress for patients with cancer.

Yvonne Orji, actress and comedian from HBO’s “Insecure” discussed the racial disparities for Black women who receive a diagnosis of triple-negative breast cancer.

Oncologists are learning that cancer can be treated during pregnancy with relative safety in the second and third trimester.

A woman with metastatic breast cancer looks back on the happy memories she made this summer and how she uses them as strength in the face of cancer. “Sometimes, when we’re lucky, the scale tips toward the good,” she writes.

A mother of three who received a diagnosis of stage 4 breast cancer right before the pandemic shares what her must-have comfort and entertainment items are in her treatment bag.

October reminds us that men get breast cancer, too. A male breast cancer survivor shares his thoughts about Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Controversy creates conversation, and conversation incites action,” he writes.

From Berner’s cancer diagnosis to lipstick art for cancer fundraising, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

Three therapeutic breakthroughs are revolutionizing care for triple-negative breast cancer and saving women’s lives.

Meet Jazmine Sullivan: singer-songwriter, BET award winner and breast cancer advocate.

Some breast cancer therapies and surgeries cause a reduction in estrogen levels, forcing many women immediately into menopause.

I am in awe of what scientists have been able to discover, but we don’t know enough for those 119 women who will die this Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, nor for the 43,881 others who will die before the next Breast Cancer Awareness Month rolls around. We deserve more.

The panel discusses the social impact of metastatic breast cancer diagnosis on the relationships in their lives.

Shirley Mertz, MA, JD, Lisa Laudico, and Sheila McGlown share their stories of being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.

Verzenio marks the first CDK4/6 inhibitor approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer.

Fear of facing discriminatory behavior within the health care system, along with other factors, may keep members of the LGBTQIA+ community from receiving cancer diagnoses.

Determining body composition – a more nuanced approach to predicting survival outcomes in patients with breast cancer – may be a more accurate indicator than BMI, according to one study.

Whether you expect it to or not, what goes around comes around when it comes to life and dealing with cancer, explains a breast cancer survivor.