Physical Activity, Exercise and Primary Breast Cancer
If you’ve had breast cancer treatment, exercise and physical activity can benefit you in many ways.
Nurse Navigators: Your Guide Through Treatment
Breast cancer treatment is complicated with many potential immediate and long-term risks, and the oncology nurse navigator is there to be your advocate.
10 Ways to Manage Fear After Diagnosis
As you begin gathering information to make decisions, get to know the people on your medical team and make every effort to meet them in person. Turn faceless doctors into known resources…
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer is a form of breast cancer that causes breast swelling and skin changes.
Words of Encouragement for Cancer-Related Hair Loss
For many, hair is one of the most beautiful and important parts of personal identity. Hair helps everyone express parts of their personality and cultural upbringing.
What is Thermography?
Thermography is a test that uses an infrared camera to detect heat patterns and blood flow in body tissues. However, it should NOT be considered a good substitute for a mammogram.
Ask the Advocate: How Do You Get Through Hard Days While Living with Breast Cancer
Coping with a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment can be challenging. Reaching out to others for support and developing strategies to manage difficult days with breast cancer is important.
Risks of Getting Lymphedema After Breast Cancer
There are many different potential side effects of breast cancer treatment. Lymphedema is one of them.
Major study links breast cancer treatment with increased risk of cardiovascular disease
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that women receiving certain common therapies for breast cancer may be at increased risk for heart attack, stroke, heart failure, other cardiovascular events, and death.
Stage 3 Breast Cancer: Understanding Your Outlook
Hearing you or a loved one has stage 3 breast cancer can lead to many questions — about diagnosis, survival, treatments, and more.