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Karen Rice offers her reaction to her cancer diagnosis. Read More ›

The term "patient navigator" seems to be popping up more often in articles about healthcare. Just who, or what, is a patient navigator? More important, why is this person important to you, the patient? Read More ›

Dorothy won a gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Austria, read about her fight–off the ice–with breast cancer. Read More ›

To combat the chaos of caring for her mom through chemotherapy for breast cancer, Susan Herndon, BSN, RN, OCN, keeps a journal to maintain a healthy routine and keep things in perspective. Read More ›

Lanie Meissner finds joy in her artwork following an invasive lobular carcinoma diagnosis in December 2015. Read More ›

Dr. Rajiv Samant presents the health benefits of humor. Read More ›

Postmastectomy pain syndrome is often described as “burning, tingling, pins and needles, stabbing, constricting, or a constant dull ache” in the breast, armpit, or both. The pain usually begins immediately after surgery but can also begin more than 6 months later. Read More ›

In 1997 I was 27, happy, free, and traveling the world as a flight attendant. Newly married and ready to have a baby, I felt strong and invincible. My future was unfolding just as I expected it to. Until the symptoms appeared ever so subtly. Read More ›

Welcome to our latest edition of CONQUER! Although this issue features pediatric cancer, other articles apply to virtually everyone going through a cancer experience. Read More ›

Melissa Eppard tells her story of dealing with her children amidst a breast cancer diagnosis. Read More ›