Dear Plastic Surgeons: 14 things breast cancer patients want you to understand about breast reconstruction This post is an open letter to plastic surgeons everywhere sharing 14 things breast cancer patients want you to better understand. Not that most don’t already understand these things, but there is always an opportunity for better understanding, right?
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13 tips to help manage side effects from aromatase inhibitors. I frequently get emails from dear readers and others about the dreaded drugs we love to hate, aromatase inhibitors. The topic is a common thread when subscribers share why they signed up for my newsletters. These drugs are on the minds of a lot of …
Faded photos and searching for cancer clues. Have you looked at old photos recently? Have you zeroed in on ones of you and thought wow, I looked better than I thought I did back then, if only I still looked that good. Throw a cancer diagnosis into the mix and such thoughts might be magnified …
When you clicked to read this post, based on the title, what did you assume it would be about? Did the title make you want to read it, or not so much? Do people make too many assumptions about you on a regular basis? Do you make too many assumptions about others or situations you’re …
Breast cancer treatment’s collateral damage — let’s talk about it. Yes, let’s. This post has been sitting in my draft folder for a while. Sometimes, I hesitate to write about breast cancer treatment’s collateral damage (aka cancer crap fallout) that goes on and on and on following a cancer diagnosis. Notice I say, following a …