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Just Jan: How Long Do They Keep Our Tumors?

 

Booby Buddies, Sex After Breast Cancer, and Hope After Breast cancer are three private breast cancer support groups I founded over the years. We have loved serving thousands of women through those...

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How to Choose a Counselor

 

Breast cancer comes into your life, and no matter who you are, it creates havoc. It helps to have a professional "friend" to speak with as you are dealing with emotional issues like fear, pain,...

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New Hope for TNBC and HER2 Fighters

New options have opened up for women with triple negative or HER2+ breast cancer!

In SurvivorNet.com's new article, Advances in Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatments Over the Last Year Offer New...

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What Is the Right Implant Size for YOU?

My second plastic surgeon, Dr. Emese Kalnoki-Kis, is the one that educated me so well on how a PS determines the size of implant that will look best on a particular patient.

I know some of my pink...

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Choosing a Gynecologist with Kristina Calligan, FNP

 

After a breast cancer diagnosis, your choice of gynecologist becomes very important. Because of physical issues that can occur post-cancer, it's important to find a gyny with whom you can...

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Choosing An Oncologist

For the newly diagnosed: You're about to learn a new language. And about different types of doctors you'll see.

There are typically two types of surgeons: the "breast surgeon" and the "plastic...

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Our First Podcast Guest Spot!

Many thanks to Justine Finocchiaro-Doles for an invitation to be a guest on her podcast, Just Talk with Justine. It was a blast!  You can listen to it here.

Justine, when we get our...

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BREAKING NEWS: You’re Going to Die

 Guess what? NONE of us is getting outta here alive.

When we’re diagnosed with breast cancer, we’re forced to be conscious about our own mortality. We realize that something...

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A Sneaky and Creepy Type of Breast Cancer

When you're newly diagnosed with breast cancer, you're thrown into a new world with a new language. The learning curve at the beginning is steep. There is so much to learn.

One of the first...

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The Numbers That Made Angelina Jolie's Decision Easy

For those that are facing decisions about doing a certain treatment plan or not, my strong suggestion is to "get the numbers" from your onc.

You may be trying to decide between surgery options,...

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