Breast Cancer

From the lead singer of Heart’s cancer diagnosis and postponing their tour to Dick Vitale’s upcoming cancer surgery, here’s what’s going on in the cancer space this week.

From an unexpected encounter in the gym to finding her first prosthesis, a breast cancer survivor recounts two impactful stories in her cancer experience.

After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, I was faced with many people offering “advice” or commentary about the disease.

Before enrolling in a clinical trial for metastatic breast cancer, it’s important to know which are best suited for each individual, an expert said.

The Food and Drug Administration issued six approvals for solid tumors in June, including thyroid, endometrial, colorectal, breast and ovarian cancers.

When my nurse navigator told me to dance during breast cancer, dancing reminded me to face cancer head-on.

After my mom died at 50 years old, I was certain I wasn't going to reach 50. I'm glad I was wrong.

One specialist explained the ways palliative care, also known as supportive care, can assist patients during a breast cancer journey.

At the CURE® Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit, an expert discussed integrative methods that can improve quality of life.

Losing my hair during chemo treatments wasn't the hard part. The process of it growing back was.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Tepylute — a liquid form of thiotepa — for the treatment of patients with breast or ovarian cancer.

Patients with HR-positive metastatic breast cancer can expect to undergo biomarker testing both at diagnosis and again if the disease progresses.

From experiencing the death of loved ones to receiving my own diagnosis and becoming involved in advocacy, my cancer experience has come full circle.

Talking about the good, bad and ugly aspects of cancer on social media is “the most healing part of this community,” a survivor said.

One expert explained the common side effects at every line of treatment for metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer during the CURE® Educated Patient® Metastatic Breast Cancer Summit.

My oncologist said that having a supportive community during cancer is just as important as treatment and I could not agree more — it makes me thankful.

My health care team went back and forth on whether spots on my liver were cancerous, and that put me on an emotional rollercoaster.

Being a part of the cancer community means meeting new people, forming personal friendships and fostering those connections for others.

My reliable primary care physician was such an important asset in navigating multiple cancers.

Having my metastatic breast cancer experience turned into a piece of art was such a meaningful opportunity.

Patients who received systemic therapy at the end of life did not have longer overall survival averages than those who did not receive therapy at end of life.

After having breast cancer, I worked on learning to accept and love myself.

From Kate Middleton giving an update on her cancer treatment to Kevin Jonas’ skin cancer surgery, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week.

Having social media platforms to share breast cancer experiences changes the narrative for others who may empathize, a survivor and advocate said.

Through it all, poetry was the lens through which I could examine and deal with these very emotional and painful times in my life.

It’s important for cancer survivors to follow-up with things that worry them. For me, my lymphedema sparked some fear.

Trodelvy led to better disease control and improved quality of life compared to chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

I believe I have hereditary cancer, especially after my daughter was approved to receive genetic testing for breast cancer.

After a good friend told me about her recent diagnosis of breast cancer, I started experiencing a type of breast cancer déjà vu.

Enhertu lengthened the time to progression in patients with HR-positive, HER2-low or -ultralow metastatic breast cancer.