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New Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatments

New Treatments for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Find out more about the most innovative treatments for stage 4 breast cancer — and how they’re affecting patients with the disease

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Your First Mammogram: Step-by-Step Guide

Your First Mammogram: Step-by-Step Guide

Not sure what to expect during your first mammogram? Watch this video to find out.

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Do You Know Someone Who Has Cancer? Here’s How You Can Help.

¿Conoces a alguien que tiene cáncer? Aquí encontrarás cómo puedes ayudar.

Revisa estos recursos que incluyen un programa útil que reúne a familiares, amigos y cuidadores a través de un plan para proporcionar comidas

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Breast Health Glossary of Terms

Understanding your breasts and how to keep them healthy requires knowing the language.

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Hannah Keels

Asking for Support Helps Me Heal

Learning how to give family and friends actionable tasks has been an essential part of my journey with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer

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Do You Know Someone Who Has Cancer? Here’s How You Can Help.

Check out these resources, including a helpful program that brings family, friends and caregivers together through meal-giving

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Advanced Breast Cancer Support Group Finder

Advanced Breast Cancer Support Group Finder

These support groups and resources can help connect people affected by advanced breast cancer

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Catrina Marcell

I Thought My Swollen Lymph Nodes Were Side Effects From the Covid-19 Vaccine

But they were signaling something far more dangerous

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Biopsies Confirm a Breast Cancer Diagnosis After an Abnormal Mammogram – but Structural Racism May Lead to Lengthy Delays

Black patients are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to have a biopsy delay of 90 days or more after an abnormal mammogram

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Jaclyn Smith

15 Minutes With: Jaclyn Smith Talks to HealthyWoman on the 20th Anniversary of Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis

The Charlie’s Angels star credits her friends with getting her through her treatment

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Tamiko Byrd

As a Breastfeeding Mom Who Also Worked as a Lactation Consultant, I Thought My Breast Lump Was a Clogged Milk Duct

I never would have guessed the truth: I had stage 4 breast cancer

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Where Metastatic Breast Cancer Can Spread in the Body

The most common sites for metastatic breast cancer include the bones, lungs, liver, brain and spinal cord

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Why Do Women of Color Have Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes?

Breast cancer treatment and survival are worse for women of color. Healthcare disparities are to blame.

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