Nancy Brier recently relocated to Palm Desert, California with her husband and their 12-year-old daughter. She coaches entrepreneurs and writes about family, cancer, travel, and business. Her own personal experiences with triple negative breast cancer inspires her column at Breast Cancer News, which explores and highlights the fears, issues, and challenges associated with a breast cancer diagnosis.
I’m up for parole. Every six months, I have to check in with the authorities, and they tell me if I’m good for another six or if they’re going to ... Read more
“I didn’t know cancer comes with bankruptcy.” That’s what a friend told me shortly after her dad was diagnosed. I know the financial costs because when I got breast cancer ... Read more
Recently, I spoke with Dr. Michel Choueiri, an oncologist who trained at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of California, San Diego. He’s the founder of cancerdocs.org, a resource ... Read more
We had frozen my head according to the instructions, and it did say that some hair loss was to be expected. But was this giant pile a normal amount? I looked ... Read more
“If it were me, I’d just have them removed,” a friend told me. She was talking about my breasts. I had a cancerous lump in my right breast and was ... Read more
Dr. Michel Choueiri is an oncologist who trained at MD Anderson and UC San Diego. He’s also the founder of cancerdocs.org, a resource that helps patients get access to second ... Read more
Get ready, October is here, and everything will be pink, maybe even a marching band. At local schools, football players will be wearing pink socks at the homecoming game. My ... Read more
It should have been me, honestly! I should have been one of the women Dr. Michel Choueiri described, when we talked recently about patients who typically don’t get potentially life ... Read more
Nearly all the healthcare professionals I know are amazing people, but we can all learn from mistakes. Here are some standouts from my experience that I hope no other patient hears. ... Read more
It’s that time of year. I fly to San Francisco, make my way to the hospital from the airport, and step into the meditation room for a moment of reflection ... Read more
