Breast Cancer

Social media can be beneficial in helping survivors connect with others experiencing similar health challenges. Although the benefits haven't been measured, evidence shows strong support for social connectivity.

For those of us living with (and taking care of) people living with brain tumors, cancers and other diseases that become chronic, life's challenges begin to shift, as do our outlooks. It is important for us to be able to love our bodies, our disabilities, and for the world to make space for all sorts of bodies to exist.

Although I was aware of lymphedema, it wasn't really something on my radar screen, until I heard those words.

Breast cancer survivor with the recently discovered PALB2 genetic mutation talks about what self-care might look like before, during and after her preventative double mastectomy.

Our dance with cancer is tenuous, so we better lead the way.

Albeit growing popularity of at-home genetic testing, it is still necessary to seek professional medical opinions from genetic counselors to help discuss results.

One breast cancer survivor's thoughts on news from a recent study about the potential risks of surgery.

Cancer decisions get to be made based on each person's unique situation.

Why does shame seem to go along with a cancer diagnosis, and how can we help each other?

Tests like these are growing increasingly important, as TOO results lead to treatment changes about 65 percent of the time and a site treatment change about 35 percent of the time, according to Cancer Genetics.

Can you believe I was invited to pay tribute to “Wonder Woman” in Baltimore last month? It’s true! I’ve never been so proud or excited. At 60 years old, that’s saying something.

We have the right and the obligation to honor our "veto vote" where our own health and healing is concerned.

Breast cancer brings an unexpected type of notoriety. Read this survivor's story.

Just because you don't look sick, it doesn't mean that you are not.

How has cancer changed my life? Let me count they ways.

Cancer is a serious business. But who said it needs to be a business of seriousness?

The memories formed during a bout with breast cancer can be both painful and challenging. This article shares openly about a daughter's feelings for her mother as she struggled to fight cancer.

Two-time cancer survivor works through her feelings as her double mastectomy approaches.

Breast cancer survivor with the recently discovered PALB2 genetic mutation discusses her upcoming prophylactic double mastectomy with reconstruction.

Following fertility clinic malfunctions in Cleveland and San Francisco, many patients who have or had cancer are facing devastating losses, leaving many questions in the wake of these events.

My experience with inflammatory breast cancer has been both wonderful and weird, even at the same time.

Traveling with breast prostheses presents its own set of challenges; some real and some imagined.

If we find ourselves coasting through cancer, it may be time to kick it up a notch.

"I have grown as a person since becoming a cancer survivor," says breast cancer and melanoma survivor Barbara Tako.

My pain has persisted for years, and it could last forever. But it's a small price to pay to be cancer-free.