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
A guest post by Amanda Thomas A breast cancer diagnosis is terrifying at the best of times. Getting that diagnosis while pregnant with my second child was next-level fear. I was not just worried about my health, but that of my unborn baby. I had gone through a couple of scares concerning my breast health. …
Some of us never have the opportunity to enter menopause naturally. For young women like Dani Binnington, diagnosed with breast cancer, menopause is an immediate thing. Thrust upon them as a result of surgery, cancer treatments and risk reduction therapies. Dani was just 33 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. A young mum of …
I had four rounds of chemotherapy over a 12-week timeframe as part of my breast cancer treatment plan. Like Catherine, the Princess of Wales, it was deemed to be preventative. After surgery, pathology showed that the cancer had snuck into two of my left side sentinel nodes and showed signs it was on the move …
Let’s talk about something super important: self-care during chemotherapy. If you or a loved one is undergoing chemo, you know firsthand the toll it can take on your body and mind. One aspect that often gets overlooked is skincare. Yep, that’s right – your skin needs some extra TLC during this time. More than 80% …
I knew I would lose my hair to chemo. I worried that it wouldn’t grow back. There is a small percentage of people for whom alopecia is a permanent thing and hair regrowth does not occur. I could deal with being temporarily bald, being permanently bald was another thing. My heart goes out to those women …