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 »
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 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 »
