Breast Cancer

The after effects of breast cancer can leave survivors wondering how much more medical trauma they can take. The daily struggle presents challenges for many survivors. This is one survivor's story.

There is magic in the realization that the best of humanity is lifting you up, praying for you, holding you close, reaching out and touching your life in whatever way they can.

Don't be ashamed that you haven't "moved on," says this metastatic breast cancer patient.

New discoveries happen often. Is there one for us?

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor reflects about being tired of her cancers and shares a way to respond to uncertainty.

Fat cells can harbor extra estrogen. With this in mind, doesn't it make sense for women affected by estrogen-fed cancer to become conscious of their weight?

Kisqali (ribociclib) was granted a breakthrough therapy designation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used in combination with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor (AI) in the frontline treatment of pre- or perimenopausal women who have hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Most Americans have insurance. We find comfort in knowing our future is secure in the event of a health crisis. But how do we know how much insurance is enough? Is it wise to take our specialized policies?

Breast cancer, melanoma survivor and clutter-clearing speaker/author clears her cancer and household clutter.

It is hard to start a new year in the middle of cancer treatment. That was the situation for me, and I recall grasping at anything positive I could find in the coming of a new year.

A poem reflecting on one survivor's feelings on bras.

My New Year's resolutions include never becoming complacent.

The new year impacts breast cancer survivors in a vastly different ways than it does most people. Our resolutions, especially health-related resolutions, can be detrimental to our health if we don't keep them. This survivor shares her own chagrin at failing to keep some promises.

Donwsizing to a smaller living space means this survivor has to decide what to keep and what to give away. Rather than keep too many belongings, she writes in her journal and takes photographs to preserve memories.

A breast cancer survivor ponders the dangers in a drink.

The Rapunzel Project is dedicated to spreading the word about hair-preserving treatments for patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Breast cancer survivor thinks through her decision about a prophylactic double mastectomy after new genetic test results show a significant risk of recurrence.

The FDA has approved a novel breast-specific stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) device known as GammaPod as a treatment for patients with breast cancer, based on findings from a 17-patient study.

After breast cancer surgery and lymph node removal, I developed lymphedema, a painful, lifelong condition. This medical problem is often misunderstood but is it my place to help bring awareness? One survivor speaks out.

A very light hearted look at a serious problem.

Breast cancer and melanoma survivor shares coping strategies for the holidays.

Julia Nangia, M.D., assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine, discusses the impact that chemotherapy-related hair loss can have on patients with breast cancer.

How often do you pause for reflection?

The FDA has approved Perjeta (pertuzumab) in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and chemotherapy as an adjuvant treatment for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer at high risk for recurrence, based on findings from the APHINITY trial.

Our cultural tendency to try to draw bright lines when it comes to the cost of health care relies on hindsight to criticize doctors for their lack of foresight. But it is only hindsight, as we all know, that is 20/20.

My last point of training was going to the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), which takes place the first week of December. It’s the biggest breast cancer symposium in the country and a chance for doctors, researchers and advocates to get together to hear the latest updates in research and clinical trials.

Why December is a good month to bug myself – and anyone in the Cancer Club – about changing it up.

Setting resolutions for the New Year is a common practice but one breast cancer survivor has a different perspective on how hers should look for 2018.

I will remember my students' act of kindness forever.

Hoping that other women did not have to go through what she went through, in 1993 she co-founded the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation (ABCF), a grassroots organization that helps patient advocates become educated on the disease – ultimately leading to more informed treatment decisions.