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Breast cancer deaths globally to reach 3M+ by 2040
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…
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Breast screening for women in the US moves to 40 but it’s not all good news
After extensive analysis and debate, the US Preventative Services Task Force has released its final breast screening recommendations, suggesting that all women now get screened for breast cancer every other year, starting at age 40 and continuing through age 74, to…
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Breast Cancer Incidence in Young Women is Rising and It’s Scary as Hell
While the overall numbers as a percentage remain small (about 9% of all new cases of breast cancer in the United States are found in women younger than 45 years of age) there is a disturbing trend pointing to a rising…
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Managing the “Iron Bra” Tightness After Mastectomy
I remember arriving home after my mastectomy surgery, a little stoned, and very bewildered. It was my first surgery and I didn’t know what to expect going in. I knew even less about the recovery. Thank god for other women who…
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Is a breast cancer diagnosis trauma?
I remember the feeling well. I banged the gong. Radiation, the last leg of active treatment was done. And yet, I was incredibly emotional and at loose ends. The trauma is real. And what you are feeling is valid. It is…