Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
One breast or two? New research coming out of Toronto’s Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute, challenges the perceived benefits of a double mastectomy for patients with unilateral breast cancer. The research, published in JAMA Oncology, followed 108,084 breast cancer patients over 20 years. It found that while bilateral mastectomy significantly reduces the risk …
According to data from the Canadian Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society, the five-year breast cancer survival rate for women diagnosed with breast cancer is just around 90%. It means that of women diagnosed with breast cancer, 89% of us will be alive after five years. This “what is the probability of dying” question …
There are numerous genetic mutations associated with breast cancer. The exact number can vary depending on the criteria used to define these mutations. That said, the exact number of known mutations is not fixed. New mutations are continually being discovered through ongoing research. However, it is safe to say that there are hundreds of identified …
It’s too late to spare me, but I have hope that my 23-year-old daughter, 27-year-old daughter-in-law and other young women may someday be spared the trauma and hardship of a breast cancer diagnosis. Immersed in this world thanks to the advocacy work I’m doing and AskEllyn, I am exposed to some of the incredible strides …
The Lancet’s Breast Cancer Commission, published on April 15, 2024, predicts that by 2040, the global incidence of new cases of breast cancer will be more than 3 million per year, with the greatest rise of breast cancer deaths globally in low-income and middle-income countries. Currently, there are 2.3M women globally diagnosed with the disease. …