Impact of Breast Cancer

My Reality Check: Axillary Web Syndrome (aka Cording)

December 1, 2024 / Breast Cancer Side Effects, Impact of Breast Cancer, Survivor stories

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 […]

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“Hymn to Her”

July 31, 2024 / Impact of Breast Cancer, WBCC Anniversary

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

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