By Rose Holland Approximately three months after I completed breast cancer treatment, I experienced axillary web syndrome (AWS), more commonly known as cording. Axillary web syndrome is considered one of the most common side effects of breast cancer treatment and yet it is one of the least studied. Luckily, I was aware of this potential […]
My Reality Check: Axillary Web Syndrome (aka Cording) Read More »
By Ashley Inda Breast density. Breast density. Breast density. Breast density. Breast density. I feel like a broken record but I cannot and will not stop talking about BREAST DENSITY! As we enter Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we can’t talk about breast cancer without talking about breast density. I once had dense breasts but after
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by Dawn Anderson Those of us of a certain age are probably familiar with this song. While written by a friend, it was performed by Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders in the mid-1980s. It is a little uncharacteristic of their style in that era, but it is something special. It didn’t hit me hard though
by Dawn Anderson “Time moves in one direction, memory in another.” – William Gibson This quote has been interpreted in a number of ways, but when I consider it, I tend to think about the importance of where we’ve been as it relates to where we’re going. Without acknowledging our history, it would feel rudderless
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by Dawn Anderson If you were to ask the average person on the street how cancer develops, most would know that it involves a mutation in a cell in some part of our body. Many would guess that those mutations are caused by chemicals or inherited genetics. A recent article in The New Yorker by
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Amanda Walsh This January marked two years since I began breast cancer treatment. I vividly remember that cold, dark morning in early January 2022, when my husband and I drove to the hospital for my first surgery. I had spent the night before preparing as best as I could. Of course, it was impossible to
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by Lindsey Nathan O’Connor The U.S. observes National Write to Congress Day on January 3 every year, a day for citizens to exercise their democratic rights. It is crucial to write to your state and federal representatives and express what is most important to you, as their constituent. It is our duty as citizens to
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by Dawn Anderson December. It’s a month that is heavy with meaning and emotion. Its arrival signals that the year is nearly over, and we tend to look towards a new calendar year with fresh eyes, new goals, ambitious plans. It is a spiritual time for many, when we express gratitude for the good in
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by Dawn Anderson Amanda was 36 when her employer announced they were hosting a mobile mammogram event she could take advantage of. Having read that a “baseline” mammogram was recommended for women between 35 and 40, she signed up. She was the mother of a one-year-old, trying to have a second child and didn’t have
Studies reveal disturbing trends in breast cancer in young women Read More »
Amanda Walsh I was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2021. I was young, and my family was still reeling from two loved ones’ own breast cancer diagnoses earlier that same year. When I first found my lump, I thought, there’s no way I have cancer. Not right now. The universe wouldn’t allow that, right?
Finding my voice through advocacy Read More »
