#BCSM Blog

9/8/14 #BCSM Chat: Cancer Retreats – Real and Symbolic

By: DrAttai

In: Advocacy, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Patient Engagement, Support Community, Survivorship

Sep 7, 2014

Monday on #BCSM : Cancer Retreats — The Real and Symbolic.We’ll all return Monday night after a break from our weekly chats. Sometimes it’s essential for all of us to take mental and even […]

Badge and Bracelet – The use of Social Media from an Academic and Personal Perspective

On: Jul 18, 2014

By: bcsmadmin

In: Advocacy, BCSM Guest Post, Cancer Research, Clinical Trials, Diagnosis and Treatment, Male Breast Cancer

Guest post by Dr. Oliver Boegler A Numerical Analysis of a #BCSM Tweetchat At ASCO this year I was honored to participate in an educational session entitled: “Internet, Social Media, […]

A Patient Walks into ASBrS

On: Jul 14, 2014

By: Alicia

In: Advocacy, Patient Engagement, Survivorship

In April 2014, I had the opportunity to attend the 15th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. As a patient advocate, it was an honor to attend […]

Breast Cancer Updates from ASCO by Dr. Julie Gralow

On: Jun 8, 2014

By: DrAttai

In: BCSM Guest Post, Cancer Research, Clinical Trials, Diagnosis and Treatment, Metastatic Breast Cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting was held last week in Chicago. Dr. Julie Gralow, a medical oncologist practicing in Seattle and specializing in breast cancer, summarized some […]

(Reasonable) Fear Prompts “Extra” Mastectomy Decisions – An Opinion

On: Jun 3, 2014

By: DrAttai

In: BCSM Guest Post, Cancer Research, Clinical Trials, Diagnosis and Treatment, Patient Engagement, Survivorship

A study was recently published evaluating the reasons why women diagnosed with breast cancer might undergo a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.1 First, some definitions: – Mastectomy – removal of the entire […]