Breast Cancer:What You May Be Feeling
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What You Need to Know
- Breast Cancer News
- Breast Cancer's Emotional Roller-Coaster
- How Breast Cancer Really Feels
- 3 Women Facing Breast Cancer's Emotions
- Hope Can Help You Cope
- Why Do I Need Help?
- How to Choose a Support Group
- How to Find an Online Support Group
- 2 Women Who Came to Love Support Groups
- Slideshow: My Breast Cancer Story in Paper and Paint
- How to Tell Loved Ones You Have Breast Cancer
- 4 Tips for Breast Cancer Caregivers
- Caregiving (and Cooking) With Rich and Kerry
- Slideshow: How to Help a Loved One Cope
- Tips for Handling Breast Cancer Stress
- Breast Cancer in the Workplace
- I Was Discriminated Against at Work
- A Mammogram May Have Saved My Life
- Breast Cancer’s Dirty Little Secret: Fertility Loss
Video: Perspectives on What You May Be Feeling
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I'm Surviving for My SonA piano session reminded me I'm needed
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My Daughter Held MeI cried, but she made everything OK
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What About Kids, Dating?My breast cancer raised big questions
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Breast Cancer Changes YouKnowing that may help with the fear
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BREAST CANCER BLOG
How Blogging Is Good for Your Breasts
Studies show that expressive writing and talk therapy can help women with breast cancer feel better. It follows, then, that the electronic equivalent of such things, i.e., blogging, would also be good for your health. Read More
A Breast Cancer Notebook: My Story in Paper and Paint
My story in paper and paint
Victoria Behm, 59, an artist living in New York City, was diagnosed with stage IIa invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer when she was 57 years old. Using her skills as an artist, she created an illustrated notebook of her nine-month journey through breast cancer treatment. Read More
Hope Can Help You Cope With Your Breast Cancer
Optimism might make you healthier; it definitely makes you happier
Scientifically, the jury's still out when it comes to the effects of positive thinking on the long-term survival of cancer patients. One study of women with metastatic breast cancer found that those who joined support groups (and were presumably perkier because of it) survived nearly twice as long... Read More
How to Tell the People in Your Life That You Have Breast Cancer
Keep it simple, and be prepared for questions
Many patients would rather eat their socks than have to tell someone else that they have breast cancer. But saying the words not only helps you adjust to the idea and affirms that you're dealing with it; it also provides those around you with vital information... Read More
Cooking and Caregiving With Rich and Kerry: A Breast Cancer Love Story
A supportive husband wings it with each day’s surprise "ingredients"
Being a caregiver for someone with breast cancer is sort of like having to whip up a decent dinner with whatever happens to be in the fridge. Some days are good days, and the patient finds herself full of energy and feeling like her old self... Read More
MY STORY
A Delayed Screening, a Breast Cancer Diagnosis, and Membership in a New Club
How one patient caught her very early stage cancer
Maura Fritz, 50, assumed her surgical breast biopsy would find nothing—like the last one—but it turned out she had very early stage cancer. The process of treating it left her with a changed body and a great appreciation for mammograms, Mammotomes, and the other mysterious tools of the breast cancer "club" that now includes her as a member Read More
Breast Cancer in the Workplace: Your Privacy, Your Appearance, Your Stress
For some women, continuing at their jobs while on treatment is a choice that they're eager to make. For most breast cancer patients, the paycheck makes working a necessity. Either way, you may want to strategize a little bit about how you'll deal with workplace issues that may come up. Read More
