This post was originally published on Sharsheret. Posted by: Cara Anselmo, MS, RDN, CDN, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on June 3, 2014 A study presented this week at the 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting suggests that in younger women with
This post was originally published on Keep A Breast on November 20, 2013. Breast Cancer Awareness month (or Breast Cancer Prevention month as we like to call it at Keep A Breast) is over and by now you have probably seen your fair share of pink ribbons and sports stars
Every day Sharsheret fields questions from family members and friends about how to best support the woman they love after she has faced breast cancer or ovarian cancer. Here are a couple helpful tips based on the wisdom from the women of Sharsheret for life after cancer. After Treatment Remember that healing
I was 27 when diagnosed with Infiltrative Ductal Carcinoma, and chose a bilateral mastectomy to improve my odds of survival. I also elected to have implant breast reconstruction because even though I knew I wasn’t going to get my old breasts back, I wanted to be able to dress like
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33, “cancer” was barely in my vocabulary – I didn’t know the first thing about this world. Now, 8 years later, I am armed with knoweldge from my own experience and the experiences of the IHadCancer.com community. I’ve learned
During surgery or treatment, your friend or loved one will require your help, love and support. And although there are many ways to show that you care, you might feel overwhelmed and unsure of how to act. First, be clear about what you can offer. It’s tempting to ask the
Five years on. This love letter is very overdue. It puts to paper, or digital ink as it were, my love and gratitude for you, my wonderful life partner. We were only together for 6 months when I was diagnosed. You could have run. You could have been weak or
Every day Sharsheret fields questions from family members and friends about how to best support the woman they love while she is facing breast cancer or ovarian cancer. Here are some helpful tips based on the wisdom from the women of Sharsheret. 1. Follow her lead Let your loved one
We’re in the middle of building CareHood and we wanted to better understand the needs and wishes of patients, caregivers and their friends and family. We devised a caregiving survey and sent it to various groups and organizations with the promise that we would share our results with them. Many were kind
At age 38 and the mother of a 7 month old and a 4 year old, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 triple negative breast cancer. I was nursing my son when I noticed a lump in my right breast. Breastfeeding has many virtues; in this case, it saved my
