By: Mercy Medical Center From: newswise.com Amber Geisler, LMSW, is an oncology social worker who sees patients in Mercy’s Institute for Cancer Care. Amber was interviewed by HealthCentral.com for a feature about how patients with metastatic breast cancer can access needed community support. Why is it so important for a patient with metastatic HER2-Low (or other forms of metastatic breast cancer) to have …
Finding strength and support with VA’s breast cancer care
From: news.va.gov Every journey begins with a story and, in this case, it’s the inspiring journey of Cassie Garrett, who was diagnosed with breast cancer after her military service. By sharing her story, Garrett hopes to inspire her fellow Veterans to have conversations with their health care providers about the importance of cancer screening, and the incredible cancer services and …
Insight into the Breast Cancer Landscape with Breast Cancer Now
From: news-medical.net In this interview, we speak with Dr. Simon Vincent, Director of Research, Support, and Influencing at Breast Cancer Now, about the current landscape of breast cancer research and the work they are currently involved in. Please can you introduce yourself and tell us about your role at Breast Cancer Now? I’m Simon Vincent, Director of Research, Support, and …
5 Tips for Finding the Breast Cancer Support You Need
From: healthline.com A breast cancer diagnosis can seem daunting at first, but getting the help you need can ease the burden of treatment and survivorship. Hearing the news you have breast cancer can be crushing. I’ll never forget the day, in 2018, when I was diagnosed. One in eightTrusted Source U.S. women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their …
What My Patients Didn’t Expect During Treatment: A Nurse’s Perspective
By: Heather Cruz, RN, as told to Stephanie Watson From: webmd.com My patients are definitely the best part of my job as an oncology nurse. I get to see them from the time of diagnosis to the end of life. They become like family.I’ve been an oncology nurse for 22 years, and in that time I’ve seen people face a …
What to know about metastatic breast cancer in bones
From: medicalnewstoday.com Metastatic breast cancer in the bones refers to cancer that originates from breast tissue but has spread to the bones. A doctor may also refer to metastatic breast cancer in the bones as advanced, stage 4, secondary, or distant breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in females, and it can also affect males. When …
Treatment and outlook for stage 2 breast cancer
Source: healthline.com From: medicalnewstoday.com People with stage 2 breast cancer have cancer cells in their breast tissue, nearby lymph nodes, or both. Stage 2 breast cancer is an early stage of breast cancer in which the cancer has not spread beyond the breast tissue or surrounding lymph nodes. Cancer stages describe the extent to which the cancer has spread and …
The “Thank You” Factor
This past week, I had the opportunity to work with a group of people to help all of us to learn more about team building. There was lots of great information that we all received and that was further expanded with our team building exercises. But the one single thing that I found to help everyone as they alternately split …
Happy Anniversary to Me
Next Friday, January 22nd, will mark the 2nd anniversary of my writing this weekly blog. Now while to many this may not seem to be any big accomplishment, it truly is a major milestone for me. The main reason for that is that I came to this task kicking and screaming, in my own way. I really didn’t think that …
MySpace Friends
I had an entirely different subject picked out for my musings today but having just completed a number of interactions with some of MySpace “friends”, I have decided to go in a different direction. I have made a connection with so many wonderful, strong, caring and sharing new people there that I just have to share. The last place that …