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June 5, 2017June 4, 2017

My Final Chemo Session: The Graduation Day I Thought Would Never Come

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

My nephew graduated from dental school this month. He walked across the stage holding his 2-year-old, and suddenly the little boy I used to know was all grown up and ... Read more

May 31, 2017May 30, 2017

Breast Cancer, Lymphedema, and a Possible Treatment Called LVA

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This guest column is by Rachel Andrews of Gloucestershire, U.K., a Breast Cancer News reader who developed severe lymphedema (called lymphoedema in British English) as a result of her cancer treatments, and ... Read more

May 31, 2017May 30, 2017

Honoring the Loss of a Special Friend

Columns, Protect the Pecs - a Column by Steve Del Gardo

This past weekend was one of the toughest that I’ve ever had. I buried my good friend Maia, who succumbed to breast cancer, and who I loved very much. As I sat ... Read more

May 30, 2017May 29, 2017

A Guide to Preparing for a Mastectomy

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

I know I’ve written before about what to do and expect if you are getting a double mastectomy. However, with a double mastectomy, something new and ever-changing is right around the corner. ... Read more

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017

A Surgery Guide from Your Breast Reconstruction Sherpa

Chemo and Cocktails: A Young Survivor's Guide - A Column by Susan Miller, Columns

It’s no secret that I’ve had a few surgeries in the last two years (eight!). I guess you could call me a professional surgery-taker, a mastectomy aficionada, a reconstruction sherpa. ... Read more

May 24, 2017May 23, 2017

On Losing My Good Friend Maia

Columns, Protect the Pecs - a Column by Steve Del Gardo

This is another tough article to write. As I started on this venture four years ago, I didn’t realize the possibility of losing friends along the way. I would always read ... Read more

May 23, 2017May 22, 2017

Managing Common Side Effects of Cancer Treatment

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

I had heard about some of the damaging side effects of breast cancer treatment, but it wasn’t until I was directly in the thick of treatment that I knew exactly what would be ... Read more

May 22, 2017May 21, 2017

Chemo’s Impact on the Mind: Drawing a Blank on the Dish I Wanted to Describe

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

Every morning, I get up and write three pages. It’s a habit encouraged and made somewhat famous by Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way, and normally I enjoy it. ... Read more

May 19, 2017May 18, 2017

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

Chemo and Cocktails: A Young Survivor's Guide - A Column by Susan Miller, Columns

There is a disheveled little karaoke bar that is walking distance from my old address. It’s across from a strip of beach that’s lined with predominantly vacant snowbird condo buildings ... Read more

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017

A Talk with My Son About Cancer

Columns, Protect the Pecs - a Column by Steve Del Gardo

One of the things that I have never talked about is when I told my son that I had cancer. I think that was the hardest conversation I had at ... Read more