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Shannen Doherty Never Let Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis Get in the Way of Living
Shannen Doherty has died. The actress, best known for her work on 90210 and Charmed, was first diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer in 2015. She experienced a recurrence in 2019, and in 2020 announced she was Stage 4, with the…
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Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Surgery, Breast cancer treatment, Breast Health, Reconstruction, Women's Health
Breast Cancer and Cancer Doctors I Follow, Respect and Admire
The breast cancer journey is complicated and emotionally fraught. It thrusts you into a new and terrifying world you never considered, let alone thought would happen to you. This is completely foreign territory — including the terminology your doctors are using. It’s…
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Breast Cancer, Breast Health, Family, Flat Please, Friendship, Lifestyle, Self Care, Supporting a loved one
Exploring the Concept of Post-Traumatic Growth
Just like the progression through stages of grief. Everyone’s response to trauma is different. Some remain stuck, and struggle to move on. Others use that trauma as a catalyst for change. For the latter, it’s not called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),…
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Why media depiction of breast cancer gives me pause
A woman with breast cancer. What picture do you conjure up in your head? If you are an advertiser or content creator that buys into the media depiction of breast cancer, she is probably depicted as weak, pale, harnessed to an…
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Managing stress during the early days of a breast cancer diagnosis
Managing stress after a breast cancer diagnosis is so vital, but also very hard. I vividly recall the way I felt after my doctor broke the news to me that I had breast cancer. It was my worst nightmare come true.…