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  • men checking for breast cancer

6 Uplifting Life Lessons from a Man with Breast Cancer

2018-10-09T22:50:36+00:00

Like many breast cancer organizations, we don’t talk about male breast cancer very often. Yet, if we tune into our breast cancer brothers, we all gain. We may even learn a little about the female

6 Uplifting Life Lessons from a Man with Breast Cancer 2018-10-09T22:50:36+00:00
  • health benefits of forgiveness

Why Is Forgiveness So Important to Cancer Patients? [Podcast Ep. 26]

2018-08-22T00:09:26+00:00

This week's episode is certainly for those who go through cancer, but it's uniquely relevant to all the family members and caregivers of someone walking through cancer. We know forgiveness is healing. However, newer research

Why Is Forgiveness So Important to Cancer Patients? [Podcast Ep. 26] 2018-08-22T00:09:26+00:00
  • adoption after cancer

Becoming a Mom: A Story of Adoption After Cancer

2018-08-22T19:53:17+00:00

Like so many young breast cancer survivors, Beth Gainer faced the harsh reality of infertility after finishing her cancer treatments. To make matters worse, she experienced a divorce, leaving her single with seemingly no chance

Becoming a Mom: A Story of Adoption After Cancer 2018-08-22T19:53:17+00:00
  • fertility and breast cancer

Fertility and Breast Cancer: If I Had Known What I Know Now…

2018-08-22T19:56:36+00:00

Young fertile women get breast cancer. Young women who haven’t built their families yet get breast cancer. Women who dream of being mothers get breast cancer. Fertility and breast cancer is an under-addressed topic in

Fertility and Breast Cancer: If I Had Known What I Know Now… 2018-08-22T19:56:36+00:00
  • forgiveness and cancer

3 Q&A on Forgiveness and Cancer with a Leading Expert

2018-10-09T23:24:16+00:00

As I sit down to write this blog today it has been 13 years, 2 weeks, and 2 days since I lost my mother to cancer. Since her death, like most of us, I have

3 Q&A on Forgiveness and Cancer with a Leading Expert 2018-10-09T23:24:16+00:00
  • cancer songs of hope

15 Delightful Breast Cancer Songs of Hope

2018-08-22T21:33:49+00:00

Whether you're looking for songs to inspire yourself on this cancer journey or you're creating a mix for your friend, we've put together this list of "breast cancer songs" (okay, we're a breast cancer website,

15 Delightful Breast Cancer Songs of Hope 2018-08-22T21:33:49+00:00
  • after cancer treatment ends

How to Piece Together Your Post-Cancer Life [Ep. 24]

2018-08-22T00:11:44+00:00

Cancer doesn't end just because you've rung the bell. Maybe after cancer treatment ends, you find yourself asking, "Why do I still feel so terrible?" Apart from being an APRN and a Certified Functional Medicine

How to Piece Together Your Post-Cancer Life [Ep. 24] 2018-08-22T00:11:44+00:00
  • dating over 50 without nipples

Dating Over 50… Without Nipples

2018-08-19T23:31:45+00:00

Yes, I'm over 50 and dating, without nipples. Two years before I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma at the age of 47, my husband decided he was done with me. Now before you

Dating Over 50… Without Nipples 2018-08-19T23:31:45+00:00

3 Vital Questions When You Want to Get Your Body Back

2018-10-09T22:55:27+00:00

By Cathy Leman, MA, RD, LD How much time have you spent mourning the body you had in the past? Maybe it's your high school or college body, your pre-kids body, your before breast cancer

3 Vital Questions When You Want to Get Your Body Back 2018-10-09T22:55:27+00:00