Each Halloween, the Mombies perform a choreographed flash mob–style dance in various locations around town....They dance for fun but more than that, they dance to raise funds for metastatic breast cancer research for an organization called the Cancer Couch Foundation, started by the late Rebecca Timlin-Scalera, PhD, after she was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in 2015. I embraced … [Read more...] about Dancing My Way to Raise Funds for Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Is It Safe to Have a Baby After Breast Cancer?
Weighing the pros and cons of wanting another child after breast cancer and treatment. Read the article on EverydayHealth.com … [Read more...] about Is It Safe to Have a Baby After Breast Cancer?
The Friend Who Came and Went
The first of a two-part essay about a strong friendship forged amidst the shared hardship of a breast cancer diagnosis. Read the essay on friendshiprules.com … [Read more...] about The Friend Who Came and Went
Some Women Say No to Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction
Though breast reconstruction is considered to be the norm in care, some women choose to do nothing at all. According to , women who choose to “Go Flat” reported they made the decision because they wanted to “move on” and have a speedier recovery, and preferred not having a foreign object in their bodies. Read the article on EverydayHealth.com … [Read more...] about Some Women Say No to Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction
Hair Loss in Women
Hair loss affects about 1 in 3 women at some point in our lives. And while it’s natural to shed around 100 hairs a day, age and other factors have their own agenda and can speed up the loss while slowing down the gain. Find causes and treatments on HealthyWomen.com … [Read more...] about Hair Loss in Women