You’ve got breast cancer. The rest of the evening was a blur. From this point to the start of chemo, everything seemed to be racing forward, towing me along. How did my martial arts training come to my rescue? My training gave me what I call a warrior mindset. I treated this ...
Over the next few treatments, we discovered it was one of my chemo meds. I was able to eventually complete the rest of my treatments, but still had many side effects, the most concerning of which is being pushed into pre-menopause. Moving into the Next Phase of Treatment Finally, on ...
During the Breast Cancer Awareness month, each Graydon Moon Boost Serum sale will donate 5% each: Susan G. Komen and Breast Cancer Society of Canada. Again, explore this and the entire line of Graydon skin care. Om Organics Skin Care What kind of skin products a woman could use during chemo?
A year or so back, I met a group of cancer patients in Chicago. It was a very enjoyable trip but I had just had my last chemo a few days before. I was just growing my hair back, and had almost no energy to see the city. Still, thanks to a friend who lived there, I got to...
Weakness is when you’re not as strong as you were before, or not as strong as you need to be for basic daily tasks. Chemo, hormone therapies, some targeted therapies, and some pain meds could cause weakness. Cancer-related fatigue is a distressing and relentless state that has an enormou...
Triple negative breast cancer is so difficult to treat because it lacks common markers, like the estrogen receptor, targeted by typical chemo treatments. Patients often have a lower survival rate, a higher chance of the cancer spreading, and a higher risk of relapse. ...
Mary went through 22 weeks of chemo. She opted for a double mastectomy because though she only had cancer in one breast, her oncologist told her that her family history, along with other factors, raised her risk for cancer in the other breast to 90 percent. She had reconstructi...
The original cancer had spread and was in my bones and bone marrow. Almost three years into treatment for that, I’m once again on iv chemo and once again I have no hair. This time, I feel much less of a need to wear a wig. In fact, I actively dislike wearing the one I’ve ...
Managing Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer New Research Investigating Chemo-Induced Neuropathy in Black Breast Cancer Survivors Exploring Research Opportunities for Oncology Nurses, APPs Younger Patients With Breast Cancer Have Unique Needs, Concerns Nurses, Talk AEs, Interstitia...
While breast cancer deaths continue to fall in many countries worldwide, in others the situation is very different. We meet some of the inspiring people who are working to change this situation.