Thank you for visiting our Blog. We invite you to explore these articles highlighting breast cancer topics. Written by staff writer and editor Helana Shumway, along with other members of our community, these entries provide valuable information, personal insights, and inspiration to help you navigate your cancer experience and connect with the resources available through the Coalition.
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After Breast Implant Reconstruction
Those who undergo surgery for breast cancer will live many years with the results, and informed decision-making is vital. The field of medicine is not static, nor do most patients expect it to be. As new information comes to light, new guidelines emerge, and standards of care change and evolve over the course of time.
Hormone Receptor Positive BC
Alissa Huston, MD, is a hematology/oncology specialist associated with the University of Rochester whose focus is on breast cancer. A familiar presence to many at the Coalition as a caring oncology provider, an occasional presenter at our educational seminars, and a past recipient of the Hearts and Hands Award, Dr. Huston kindly agreed to share her abundant knowledge regarding hormone receptor positive breast cancer.
When Treatment Ends
When a recent Brown Bag discussion turned to the topic of life after cancer, attendee Gail H. eloquently described her experience: “I feel like I’m on a bridge between two worlds.” After being diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in late 2019 (the first time was twenty years prior), she had undergone surgery, chemotherapy, and completed radiation therapy in November of 2020. […]
Aromatase Inhibitors
I became a breast cancer survivor in January of 2021. Surgery was behind me, I was taking an aromatase inhibitor (AI), and I had my final radiation treatment. I was full of joy when I rang the bell to signal the end of my active treatment! Finally, I could breathe again, after months of tremendous mental strength and courage. […]