Likely not, because we spent my birthday in 2021 with them, and around that time (I have blocked this and don’t feel like looking it up) they found the lung cancer moved to his rib near the site of the surgery. Likely spread from the original surgery. He had another surgery, did c...
In rare cases, the nipple from the original breast can be reattached, but only if the surgeon is convinced that the tissue is cancer-free. Because of a lack ofnerveconnections, the nipple won’t rise or flatten in response to touch ortemperature. ...
Then I took my thoughts a step further and how this fully applies to cancerland, too. The number of times I’ve received a comment in private FB cancer groups or openly on social media that “not everything is about race” or “race doesn’t belong in the cancer space.” Yes, I ha...
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, there is an inevitable shift in their perspective and outlook on life. The diagnosis cannot help but rive you. There’s a surge of emotions, such asfear,anger, sadness, loss ofself-esteem. With this comes a sense of uncertainty and help...
cancer. The first time round it was temporary; my cancer was being treated “with curative intent”. Now, it’s permanent and treatment is palliative, aimed at stopping or slowing the cancer from spreading, maintaining as high a quality of life for me for as long as possible and ...
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) interact closely with cancer cells to promote tumor development. Downregulation of SPIN90 in CAFs has been reported to facilitate breast cancer progression, but the underlying mecha
I should probably insert here – no matter how dark or paralyzing the cancer or the treatment side effects have been I have had the joy of quite literally bathing in light showered upon me from friends and cousins near and far. They’ve lifted me up on their shoulders (picturing Rudy here...
When I get up to walk and hobble like a 90 year old because my daily pills cause bone and joint pain. When I get a random pain anywhere in my body that lingers for more than a day and I think my cancer has spread. When I look in the mirror and my hair is a completely different...
“I do not take my child with me to work; I wouldn’t be able to because you sometimes have to carry a lots of cardboard; sometimes I walk a long distance say from here to that Cambridge so I am unable bring him with me.” Female waste-picker, urban, South Africa. ...
Amelia Newman is an intimates technical designer at Adore Me Wide-Set Also known as east-west breasts, wide-set breasts “point outward rather than front and center,” Peaslee says. “The nipples usually aim outward, and there is space between your breasts at the chest (usually at least th...