Elacestrant (Orserdu) is an oral drug that binds to estrogen receptors used to treat postmenopausal women or men with certain types of advanced breast cancer with an ESR1 mutation. Targeted therapy such as margetuximab (Margenza), pertuzumab (Perjeta), and trastuzumab (Herceptin) trigger your ...
Eventually I became bold enough to ask questions that I’d wanted to ask earlier, but had been too shy to say the words out loud. Anyway, it was Abigail who taught me all about sex, and you always owe a lot to the person who teaches you about sex. Especially when they don’t laug...
My first breast cancer “mentoring” Shortly after my second breast cancer, a young woman was referred to me by a friend. The woman had already seen a surgeon and a chemotherapist and she was afraid of the surgery as well as the recommended follow-up chemo. I suggested she get a copy...
You may also feel anxious or sad when you look back at what you have been through and ahead to the possibility of breast cancer recurrence. Breast reconstruction rarely, if ever, hides a return of breast cancer. Discuss an appropriate screening strategy with your oncologist, and stick with it...
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Find a good therapist and commit to regular visits Take-Home Message Your feelings about breast cancer and its affect on your body, family, relationships, finances, and mortality are valid and normal. Expressing your emotions and needs will help boost your mental and physical health. Letting it...
Thanks for reading this year and for your supportive messages. They’ve helped me through some very dark days. Here’s to 2014 being a great fantastic amazing year for everyone! Posted in breast cancer Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer treatment, healthy eating, healthy living, mindfulness ...
“When this happens to you, you do not want to wait weeks for questions. I was very pleased that I could get an appointment with Richmond Aesthetic Surgery within days.” Breast cancer stage Breast cancer tumor type Additional therapies (radiation or chemotherapy) to treat the cancer ...
Supportive care is an important part of your breast cancer treatment -- here are some things that can ease side effects and help you feel your best.
Cancer is not “you”. It just happens to live in you. matter of fact, it’s a squatter, a parasite. that is terribly important because as such, “you” never feed it. there is no connection between your healthy cells and these mutant cells, and like the tramps in London street, th...