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Marc Heyison

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President, Men Against Breast Cancer

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posted 12/05/2007, comment (1)

This Time It's Metastatic: One Man’s Response to His Mother’s Breast Cancer Recurrence

When the oncologist proclaimed that my mom's cancer had returned, my reaction was not all that different from my reaction to her initial diagnosis of breast cancer: I felt like someone had kicked me in my teeth and punched me in the stomach at the same time. Lucky for me and my family, the recurrence (metastatic breast cancer) ultimately... Read more Chevron

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pcferg

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posted 12/04/2007, comments (2)

A book about my b.c. experiences online

I was diagnosed with DCIS at the same time my son was hospitalized for the first time for mental illness. It's been a long journey, including chemotherapy and a mastectomy , a journey we're still on. I've written a novel about out experiences, which I'm currently serializing online, where I'm pairing each chapter with the... Read more Chevron

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Laura Zigman

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Author of Piece of Work

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posted 11/30/2007, comments (2)

The Big Day: Getting Cleared For Take-Off

With Breast Cancer Comics by Dash Shaw For some reason I'd assumed that I'd be going in for surgery the night before the surgery -- like flying into a city and staying in a hotel the night before a big meeting. I had this assumption, now that I think of it, because back when I was nineteen I had breast reduction surgery... Read more Chevron

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Michelle Kung

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posted 11/29/2007, comments (4)

Chemo Style on the Big Screen: Top 10 Picks for Cancer Movies

From Ali McGraw's unapologizing romantic in "Love Story" to Debra Winger's wise-cracking daughter and mother of three in "Terms of Endearment," movie cancer patients usually die a beautifully poignant and peaceful death, or else, are so sick, they are beyond treatment and simply count down the days before... Read more Chevron

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koponen

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Living With It

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posted 11/27/2007, comments (7)

Halfway Through!

Hi Everybody,Just a quick update...just had chemo #4 yesterday...that is the last round of adrimyacin and cytoxin! In 3 weeks I start my 12 round of tamoxofin. I'll start the 52 weeks of herceptin then, too. So, the way I see it, I am halfway through the chemo...major milestone!!! In 15 weeks, my hair will start to grow... Read more Chevron

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