Tell us about your breast cancer experience, including diagnosis and treatment Found the tumor myself, needle biopsy results were clear. My oby/gyn pushed for a lumpectomy, just to make sure. My family history had breast cancer in every generation, maternal side. Diagnosed at 36, pregnant with my 4th child. Chemotherapy during the entire 2 and […]
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The #BCSM Community website has a new look! There are many new features, and more will soon be added. First of all, you’ll notice that we’re in the process of applying for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. This will enable us to provide more services to our growing community. In the About section, you will find information on […]
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Lisa Bonchek Adams passed away on Friday March 6th 2015. Lisa is well known to many of us in the breast cancer social media world through her writings on twitter, her blog, and other forums. On Monday March 9th, please join us for a celebration of her life, at 9pm ET on Twitter. Lisa […]
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Guest Post by Katherine O’Brien “I am a mother, a wife, a business owner, an artist, and a lover of all that lives,” is how Beth Fairchild of New Bern, NC describes herself on her Twitter page (@bethfairchildnc). “I also have advanced stage breast cancer.” Beth was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in her early […]
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Guest post by Nicole Taylor Breast cancer in young women is not simply a disease diagnosed at a young age. Rather, it has biological characteristics and treatment concerns that differ from breast cancer diagnosed in postmenopausal women. THE FACTS: Despite common misconceptions, young women can and do get breast cancer. Here are the facts: – […]
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