Breast Cancer

Maria Malloy, a registered oncology nurse and caregiver at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, is nominated her colleague Eleanor Miller for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award in this essay.

Breast cancer affects both men and women, yet there continues to be a "separation of power" when it comes to research and development of the methods by which to treat breast cancer. I think the greatest hope for men to come out of the shadow of breast cancer in a very pink world is through the support of women.

Women who undergo a mastectomy have many options and concerns to consider when undergoing breast reconstruction. My choice was simple: I wanted to look as natural as possible, but I have since learned that I have textured implants.

Why this breast cancer survivor thinks more oncologists should be listening carefully to patients on social media.

In assessing the quality of family cancer history entered into electronic health records, researchers found that such reporting was suboptimal – highlighting the need to optimize online collection with a provider-free approach.

Breast cancer survivorship is something to celebrate and there are many ways to commemorate the fact, but are t-shirts and other items the best way to honor survivors? One survivor shares her perspective and reflects on National Cancer Survivor’s Day.

From cancer-sniffing dogs to music therapy for pain, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

What a force they were, those two daughters of ours: that little nine-year-old kid Valerie, gone from bone cancer and the more grown-up 37-year-old Stacy, cut off by breast cancer. When we talk of them, however, it is often with a slight grin.

Mindfulness and meditation for the masses. What does this mean to those of us with a life-threatening disease?

When my oncologist wanted to start me on a standard treatment, I asked her why. She said some of her other patients had gotten it. She was basing my life on someone else’s results? This survivor decided to seek other opinions and became her own advocate.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Kanjinti, a biosimilar to the US-licensed Herceptin, marking it the fifth of its kind.

Breast cancer was one of the best things that ever happened to me – and I never want it again. Now I am cancer-free and living a more fulfilling life than before the illness. Here are 10 insights and experiences from my cancer journey that continue to sustain me professionally and personally.

Only three short months after getting breast implants I would experience such severe and crippling symptoms that nearly cost me my life. This is not just another unsatisfactory online review.

Sue Friedman, founder and executive director of FORCE, discussed how a breast cancer diagnosis at age 33 and a family history of cancer led to the creation of Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered.

A nine-year breast cancer survivor and five-year melanoma survivor shares her thoughts on cancer survivorship with a side of mid-life crisis.

Why are men more likely to discover their breast cancer later than women?

Linda Tantawi, CEO of Susan G. Komen Greater New York City, discussed the organization’s events that serve as the “pink ribbon connecting the community” and some of their upcoming initiatives to help educate women about breast cancer screening and treatment.

There is value in information being shared from survivor to survivor. Many health issues may be common, but you can feel alone if you are not aware of them. A well-moderated online support group may be a great place to gain knowledge and comfort.

A breast cancer survivor who had a double mastectomy with reconstruction talks about her nipple coloring process.

Living with the challenges of having a BRCA1 gene mutation, a woman faces a different struggle when she discovers that diagnosis was wrong.

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for May 2019.

The addition of Kisqali to standard-of-care endocrine therapy significantly improved overall survival for premenopausal women with advanced HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer compared with endocrine therapy alone.

This essay nominating Cindy Trawick, ARNP, FNP-BC for CURE®'s Extraordinary Healer® Award was written by Sandy Allten, RN, OCN, CCRP, of AdventHealth Cancer Institute and Charlene’s Dream.

A mother-daughter duo participates in the Donna Foundation’s marathon weekend to fund breast cancer research and support patients.

A male breast cancer survivor shares a note of gratitude to his surgeon.

As a cancer survivor and advocate, I have gotten the calls that we survivors hate: calls from someone we don’t know who says that a mutual friend told them to call, and friends saying they have been received a diagnosis. I am always ready when the phone rings.

"I wholeheartedly recommend Betsy Loop for the 2019 CURE® Extraordinary Healer® Award because that is a perfect description of her: extraordinary and a healer of the body, of the mind and, most important, of the spirit. She deserves to be recognized as a very special person and nurse — and one I have been blessed to know," wrote Carol Schumacher.

Exercises specifically designed for breast cancer survivors are helpful after surgery and years out, if we remember to do them!

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the PI3K inhibitor Piqray (alpelisib) for the treatment of postmenopausal women, and men, with HR-positive, HER2-negative, PIK3CA-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer following progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen.

From World Blood Cancer Day to today’s top performers fundraising for lifesaving research, here’s what’s making headlines in the cancer space this week.