Breast Cancer

Breastie noun (‘brest-ē’): A term of endearment among breast cancer survivors

Breasties Valarie Worthy, MSN, RN, and Ricki Fairley are making an impact in the lives of black breast cancer survivors. Here’s their inspiring story. Read More ›

Hearing the word “cancer” sets your life in an unexpected (and unwelcomed) direction, but a little education about this disease as you embark on your survivorship can help to make the experience a little less daunting. Read More ›

Breast cancer survivor Judy Guitelman is uniting the Latina breast cancer survivor community, even during a pandemic. Read More ›

There are more treatment options available for breast cancer than ever before – and more are coming. Here’s an overview of the most recently approved medicines. Read More ›

ER? PR? HR? We can help you make sense of the “alphabet soup” of a breast cancer diagnosis. Read More ›

From meals to carpools, your community can help make life a little easier. Read More ›

In May 2019, Kiana Wooten went for a routine check-up. Read about how that routine visit turned into a breast cancer diagnosis for the 34-year-old Kiana, who had to be hospitalized during COVID-19. Read More ›

Bethany Sell takes us through her thought process after learning she would have to lose her breasts to cancer, as she grapples with wishing to look “normal” but learning to embrace her new look. Read More ›

Edward Sawa was waking up with headaches that disrupted his daily activities and ended up being diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia and breast cancer. Read the lessons he’s learned as a male with breast cancer. Read More ›

In December 2020, the FDA approved Margenza (margetuximab-cmkb), a new targeted therapy, for the treatment of patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, representing an important new option for patients with this type of breast cancer that continues to progress despite different treatments. Read More ›