Telling people that I had cancer was one of the hardest parts of the experience. We had moved a thousand miles away from family and friends just a few months before my diagnosis, so most of time I shared the news in a phone call.
The calls were difficult. Most people hadn't even known that I was having a biopsy, and now I was interrupting them in the middle of making dinner or helping the kids with their homework to say that I had inflammatory breast cancer. With each call, I had to...
If a simple test could tell you, at age 18, whether you were at high risk of developing breast cancer at some point during your lifetime,... Read more »
October is a time for memories. Last Saturday I volunteered at our local Komen Race for the Cure and saw that I'm not the only one who... Read more »
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... Read more »
My name is Doug Haberstroh, and this is the story of my wife Keri. Shortly after we were married, Keri was diagnosed with breast cancer.... Read more »
“Single male seeks woman of substance. Her most important qualities are her strength, compassion, and fearlessness in the face of... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted an application for the new osteoporosis medication denosumab. Drugmaker Amgen has applied to... Read more »
Sexuality is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon that incorporates biologic, psychologic, interpersonal, and behavioral dimensions. It is... Read more »
Since its release in 1998, the breast cancer stamp has raised over $50 million for breast cancer research. Perhaps one of the reasons the breast... 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 »
A year and a half ago, I found a lump in my breast. The discovery was an unwelcome turn of events in the dashing life Id led for 62 years, but... Read more »
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