Are you feeling confused by the recently implemented updates to the breast cancer staging system? Did you even know changes have been made? I only learned about the changes late last year, and I have been trying to figure out what the changes mean. This post is my attempt to share some of what I …
Hereditary cancer
Most breast cancers are not hereditary, but rather are considered sporadic. The latter is not the case in my family. When hereditary cancer impacts YOUR family, it’s a huge deal because suddenly, it’s not just about you. If you’ve been reading Nancy’s Point for a while, you know I generally don’t talk about my family …
After Olivia Newton-John shared about her metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, there was hope expressed by some in Cancer Land she might possibly become a voice for others with metastatic disease. There was hope she’d morph into an advocate extraordinaire and share the truth about the insidious, deadly nature of metastatic breast cancer. This could potentially …
Here we are, seven year later and I still can’t believe I need an oncologist. You might think after seven years, I would have adjusted by now to having an oncologist, but I have not. Not entirely anyway. It still seems strange to have need of such a person in my life. As I’ve written …
Every now and then, I am reminded about the magnitude of my cancer diagnosis. I mean really reminded. Despite the way breast cancer is too often (ad nauseum) portrayed, I understand the seriousness of this potentially deadly disease all too well. I’ve seen the horror of it up close. And sometimes, my cancer diagnosis still …