Life After Treatment, Recovery, Hair and Skin Care, Changes
You completed treatment, now what do you do? Read about living in remission, having regular oncology checkups, making progress during recovery. Rebuild your health and take care of your chemo curls and dry skin. Take charge of changing your diet, start doing regular exercise, take your follow-up medications. How you can make life changes, and how you can give back to the cancer community.
Personal Story of Breast Cancer in Zimbabwe
Patience Mtakwa is a breast cancer patient in Zimbabwe. Having lost her mother to breast cancer, Patience knew when she discovered her own breast lump that she should seek treatment promptly. Read her story about diagnosis, treatment and the challenges of breast cancer in southeastern Africa.
Patience Mtakwa is a breast cancer patient in Zimbabwe. Having lost her mother to breast cancer, Patience knew when she discovered her own breast lump that she should seek treatment promptly. Read her story about diagnosis, treatment and the challenges of breast cancer in southeastern Africa.
Will My Breast Cancer Return?
Breast cancer survivors may ask the question - will it come back? Having survived both the disease and the treatment. it seems unfair to consider recurrence, but it is a real danger and must be dealt with. Learn about the probability of breast cancer recurrence, fears, signs and symptoms, and prevention.
Breast cancer survivors may ask the question - will it come back? Having survived both the disease and the treatment. it seems unfair to consider recurrence, but it is a real danger and must be dealt with. Learn about the probability of breast cancer recurrence, fears, signs and symptoms, and prevention.
Relationships and Breast Cancer
Breast cancer affects every aspect of your love life - your body changes, your treatments take a toll, and even when you've recovered, the effects and scars remain. So how should you deal with a new romance or a long-term committed relationship, after surviving breast cancer? Honesty is best, but pick your time, place, and your words carefully.
Breast cancer affects every aspect of your love life - your body changes, your treatments take a toll, and even when you've recovered, the effects and scars remain. So how should you deal with a new romance or a long-term committed relationship, after surviving breast cancer? Honesty is best, but pick your time, place, and your words carefully.
How Breast Cancer May Affect Body Image
Breasts have been a symbol of femininity and sexuality since civilization began, so many breast cancer patients feel that the disease has attacked their body image along with her health. Whether a cancer patient kept, lost, or reconstructed her breasts, learning to accept and even love a postcancer body is a process. Learn how breast cancer affects body image
Breasts have been a symbol of femininity and sexuality since civilization began, so many breast cancer patients feel that the disease has attacked their body image along with her health. Whether a cancer patient kept, lost, or reconstructed her breasts, learning to accept and even love a postcancer body is a process. Learn how breast cancer affects body image
The Basics of Lymphedema After Breast Cancer
Lymphedema occurs if you have had lymph nodes removed during breast cancer surgery. Your lymphatic fluid may build up in the area where nodes are missing, and cause swelling. Learn more about lymphedema and treatments for it.
Lymphedema occurs if you have had lymph nodes removed during breast cancer surgery. Your lymphatic fluid may build up in the area where nodes are missing, and cause swelling. Learn more about lymphedema and treatments for it.
Cell Enhanced Breast Reconstruction for Lumpectomy Repair
Having a lumpectomy is less drastic than having a mastectomy, but it leaves you with a scar and a dimple where a smooth, full curve used to be. An investigational breast reconstruction technique is being studied that uses your own fat and stem cells to repair the shape of your breast. This technique is called Cell-Enhanced Reconstruction, and was presented at the 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer …
Having a lumpectomy is less drastic than having a mastectomy, but it leaves you with a scar and a dimple where a smooth, full curve used to be. An investigational breast reconstruction technique is being studied that uses your own fat and stem cells to repair the shape of your breast. This technique is called Cell-Enhanced Reconstruction, and was presented at the 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer …
Breast Prostheses Overview
After a mastectomy or lumpectomy for the treatment of breast cancer, you can achieve a symmetrical appearance again by using a breast prosthesis. There are several types available, in various skin tones and sizes.
After a mastectomy or lumpectomy for the treatment of breast cancer, you can achieve a symmetrical appearance again by using a breast prosthesis. There are several types available, in various skin tones and sizes.
Intimacy After Breast Cancer Treatment – Looking for a New "Normal"
Looking for a new “normal” with your loved one takes a coordinated effort. Physical, emotional, and spiritual changes will affect your physical relationship. Rebuilding your intimate life takes time, persistence, creativity, empathy, and good communication. Don't give up - here are some tips for rebuilding your intimate relationship.
Looking for a new “normal” with your loved one takes a coordinated effort. Physical, emotional, and spiritual changes will affect your physical relationship. Rebuilding your intimate life takes time, persistence, creativity, empathy, and good communication. Don't give up - here are some tips for rebuilding your intimate relationship.
Fertility and Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer has many side effects, one of which is estrogen suppression. This can cause your ovaries to stop working for a while. Your regular cycles may stop, and you might experience medical menopause, or chemopause. In addition, there’s a good chance that you will be infertile during treatment. You do have some options, if you take action before starting treatment.
Chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer has many side effects, one of which is estrogen suppression. This can cause your ovaries to stop working for a while. Your regular cycles may stop, and you might experience medical menopause, or chemopause. In addition, there’s a good chance that you will be infertile during treatment. You do have some options, if you take action before starting treatment.
Survivor: Teresa Miriam Van Hoy
Teresa Miriam Van Hoy is an Assistant Professor of History, mother, wife, and breast cancer survivor. She is active in education at many levels, and is working to address the disparities of care and survival for minority women, with a focus on American Latinas, and Chinese women.
Teresa Miriam Van Hoy is an Assistant Professor of History, mother, wife, and breast cancer survivor. She is active in education at many levels, and is working to address the disparities of care and survival for minority women, with a focus on American Latinas, and Chinese women.
Advice From Teresa Van Hoy
Teresa Miriam Van Hoy is an Assistant Professor of History, mother, wife, and breast cancer survivor. Here is her advice for women who are facing breast cancer.
Teresa Miriam Van Hoy is an Assistant Professor of History, mother, wife, and breast cancer survivor. Here is her advice for women who are facing breast cancer.
Breast Cancer and Bone Density Scans
If you have been treated for breast cancer with chemotherapy, or if you are taking post-treatment medications for estrogen suppression, it is important to keep a watch on your bone health.
If you have been treated for breast cancer with chemotherapy, or if you are taking post-treatment medications for estrogen suppression, it is important to keep a watch on your bone health.
Estrogen, Bone Loss, and Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy can cause loss of bone density. Learn how this is related to estrogen, and what you may need to do about it.
Chemotherapy can cause loss of bone density. Learn how this is related to estrogen, and what you may need to do about it.