Meet Our Breast Cancer Community

At its heart, MyBreastCancerNetwork.com is a community of individuals looking to connect and support one another through periods of crisis, and long after treatment is completed. Below you'll find bios and profiles for our expert patients. Add your own and get to know the community.

Meet Our Experts - Women Like You

PJ Hamel
Writer, mother, wife, volunteer, and survivor: PJ shares stories, wisdom and optimism.

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Maimah Karmo
Founder of the Tigerlily Foundation, Maimah is a mother, a daughter, a lover of life and a fierce breast cancer survivor and advocate.
Angi
Angi is a two-time Breast Cancer Survivor and is our resident reconstruction expert patient.

Past Contributors

Dr. Knopf, Breast Cancer Expert
Medical oncologist Dr. Kevin Knopf specializes in treating breast cancer.
Laura Zigman
Laura is a breast cancer survivor and the best-selling author of four novels.
Natalia Hernandez
Nat is a 27-year-old inspiration. She is based in Houston, TX and living with Stage 4, metastatic breast cancer.
Jacki Donaldson
Jacki was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2004 at the age of 34 and has been in treatment ever since.
Jeanette Vagnozzi
It is amazing how much three little words can change a person’s life. On July 1, 2004, at the age of 39, Jeanette joined the millions of people who have heard the words, “You have cancer.”
Beth Brophy
I had breast cancer nearly 10 years ago at age 41 (Stage II-B, with lymph node involvement). I’m no expert, but I’ve been there. It was hell. And so far, thank god, I’m fine.

Breast Cancer Husbands and Partners

Doug Haberstroh
Doug's wife, Keri, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 25. In November 2006, at age 26, Keri lost her battle.
Marc Heyison
Marc is the son of a survivor, Gloria, and the President and Co-Founder of Men Against Breast Cancer.
Tom Brown
Tom is the author of Men Bleed Too, the Story of Barbara Brown's Battle with Breast Cancer. In 1992, Barbara was diagnosed with breast cancer; she died about two years later, after a courageous struggle.

Meet Activist Fran Visco

President of the National Breast Cancer Coalition and Fund

Fran Visco, a breast cancer survivor since 1987, is the first president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition and Fund, and a member of its board of directors and executive committee.

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