The last week of September (or as is the case this year, the last two days of September and first five of October) is designated as National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Week. It’s sandwiched right in there between Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This designation came about in 2010 …
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15 shitty things cancer has taught me. Yep. You read that right. This one’s a sarcastic rant, so get ready. As you likely know by now, one of my top cancer pet peeves is the expectation out there that somehow cancer miraculously transforms you into a better version of your former self. You know, there …
Do you ever feel like a cancer misfit? If you do or ever have, you’re not alone. I have written about the walls in Cancer Land. The divisions. The rifts. The hierarchies. Today, let’s talk about fitting in, or rather, not fitting in.
As an advocate and someone personally impacted by genetic testing in a huge way, I read with great interest the announcement from the American Society of Breast Surgeons that Dr. Deanna Attai shared about in a recent blog post titled, Updated Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Guidelines. Read the guidelines in full here. They are worth a …
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?