Breast cancer has had a profound impact on my life. This time of year, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I reflect on the disease and the impact it has had on my life and my priorities. First and foremost, I never forget how blessed and fortunate I am that my mom is alive and well. For the past 15 years as a survivor, she has been the driving force behind my passion and commitment as the Co-founder of Men Against Breast Cancer.
To say that breast cancer changed my life would a huge...
The first time I remember noticing my breasts, I was 7 years old. I know I was 7, because my mom mentioned it when she said, out of the... Read more »
OK, you all know the scene right? Cocktail party, the week before Christmas. Bunch of casually dressed up Boomers – the guys in their... Read more »
“Hi Mom, how are you?”When your mom has breast cancer, those innocent words become a ticking time bomb. Rather than a casual greeting,... Read more »
It’s long been known that the denser a woman’s breast, the more difficult it is for a standard mammogram to pick up a tumor. On a... Read more »
Does breast cancer “run in the family”? Inheriting BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes from either parent raises your risk of being diagnosed with... Read more »
If you’ve just learned that you have breast cancer, you may be encountering some of the most anxious moments of your life. Although research has... Read more »
My technician recently told me, just before sending me gliding through an MRI tube, that MRI scans were once an uncommon breast exam. He performed... Read more »
When writer Marc Silver’s wife Marsha was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001, he realized he needed help getting his wife through her health... Read more »
Q. I’ve been diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer. What can you tell me about it, and what my treatment might be like?A. Inflammatory breast... Read more »
Background Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a relatively rare type of breast cancer grows in the lymph vessels of the skin of the breast. Because... Read more »
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