Welcome to the BeWisER+ About Breast Cancer Blog! Our goal is to be a resource for ER+ breast cancer patients and survivors in all aspects of the patient journey. We will provide tips for life after breast cancer, advice on how to navigate conversations with your doctor and share other survivors’ stories. Check back here for biweekly updates. Thanks for being a part of our community!
Picking up where we left off In our last blog, we discussed how your aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy can affect the health of your bones. Hormones within your body help to maintain healthy bone by balancing the processes of bone loss and formation that naturally occur during one’s lifetime.
Some of the most sudden and shocking changes for breast cancer patients are in their physical appearance. These physical changes can have a serious impact on how survivors feel about themselves.
You’ve heard those words “you’re cancer free,” but for the last several years, you’ve been taking anti-estrogen medicine. Although anti-estrogen therapy may help prevent your cancer from returning, the side effects can be a pain, and may be debilitating, draining and even unbearable for some women.
If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s normal to feel shock, fear, and anxiety. But becoming informed may make it easier to cope with the reality of your diagnosis. Talk to your doctor to better understand your diagnosis so you and your doctor can determine the appropriate treatment path for your individual needs. Here are 3 steps to help you make the best personal decisions during your cancer journey.
Lisa Whitmyer, a nine-year survivor of ER+, early-stage breast cancer and a team leader in the commercial division of Biotheranostics, Inc. spends most of her waking hours educating physicians about Breast Cancer Index, a test that provides information on risk of recurrence and likelihood of benefit from extended anti-estrogen therapy for ER+, early-stage breast cancer patients. Recently, finding limited free time within a consuming professional career, Lisa has been training, and training for an IRONMAN held in Lake Placid, NY just last weekend.
As you enter the survivorship phase of your treatment, you may be wondering about the chances of the cancer returning. The risk of recurrence is different for each breast cancer survivor, and depends on many factors, including the type of breast cancer you were originally diagnosed with.
Congratulations – you finished cancer treatment and received great news from your doctor: you’re in remission. Now it’s time to plan for the coming months and years.
The prognosis for early-stage, estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is generally favorable.
The 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting saw more than 30,000 cancer care professionals come together in Chicago for a 5-day event.
Living with a diagnosis of ER+ breast cancer is challenging and takes a significant toll on one’s body and mind. Although stories can be relatable, everyone’s overall experience with cancer is different.
Many people know my Olympic journey, but one that many people don’t know about is my journey with breast cancer, one that started long before my diagnosis.
You’ve made it through all the treatments, the surgeries, the hospital visits and you finally heard those magic words: “You’re cancer free.” But now what?
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