Breast Cancer
Articles and resources on breast cancer for patients, caregivers, and family members
Side-Effects ManagementBreast Cancer
Chest numbness is a side effect often ignored or not discussed in breast cancer, but losing physical sensation in nearly 10% of the body can have a profound impact on a woman’s physical and emotional life.
SurvivorshipBreast Cancer
Cancer is hard enough. Add a global pandemic to the mix, and everything becomes more challenging, and everyone more lonely, as Heather Barto learned after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020.
SurvivorshipBreast Cancer
By Dawn Coyle
A whirlwind of stress was mounting in Dawn Coyle’s personal life even before she received her breast cancer diagnosis in 2021. Then, she had to take on cancer largely alone in a post-pandemic world while working full time and being there for her aging parents.
Issue IntroductionsBreast Cancer
As a breast cancer survivor herself, Ms. Shockney offers advice in hope of helping women diagnosed with breast cancer regain a sense of peace.
Breast CancerInterview with the Advocates
An interview with Jamie Larson of the Young Survival Coalition about the many programs their organization offers to young women with breast cancer.
Fertility PreservationBreast Cancer
By Caroline S. Dorfman, PhD, Jacklyn Balliot, BSN, RN, OCN, Juliann M. Stalls, PhD, Cheyenne Corbett, PhD
A look at the treatments that can impact your fertility and your options to preserve it.
Patient StoriesBreast Cancer
After being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer at age 30, Elizabeth McSpadden was shocked by the lack of appropriate norms to address fertility and other relevant issues in young women with cancer.
Breast CancerPatient Advocacy
Diagnosed with stage II breast cancer at age 45, Lauren Schultz found herself having to navigate a new world she knew nothing about. Here, she gives specific tips she had to learn the hard way.
Interview with the AdvocatesBreast Cancer
Ms Karmo speaks about the importance of advocacy and the changes she’s seen in oncology care during her 16 years as a survivor.