Guest Post by Darryle Pollack  This week’s #BCSM Twitter chat will focus on metastatic breast cancer and what our community can do to help raise awareness about the reality of the disease and the ways it is swept under the carpet. It might seem unusual for me to be one of the leaders behind this […]

Post by: Dr. Ann Becker-Schutte Next Monday, August 24th, I’ll be joining the #BCSM (Breast Cancer and Social Media) community again for their Monday night tweet chat. Our topic is going to be “mental health breaks.” I’ve been kicking this idea around in my head for a while, and one of the things that has […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Michelle Xiarhos Curran Akari Health michelle@akarihealth.com Boston, MA – Breast cancer patients who use social media for education and support experience measurable benefits that could result in a higher quality continuum of care. This is according to a recently published report in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the leading […]

Why does connecting on social media matter to you? I’m an academic physician, and my job includes not just clinical care but also research and teaching. Social media significantly expands the number of patients and health care providers I can reach, and it allows a less formal interaction that goes beyond the clinic, wards and […]