What Are the Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?
Age, genes, family history, alcohol, hormones: which breast cancer risk factors matter most, which you can change, and what to do about yours.
How Do I Help a Friend With Breast Cancer?
What to say, what to do, what to give and what to skip when someone you love has breast cancer, from cancer experts and people who've been there.
Peptides Are Everywhere. Are They Safe After Breast Cancer?
Some peptides are proven cancer drugs. The ones sold online for healing and 'wellness' aren't. What's known, what isn't, and what to ask.
Is Breast Cancer Different for LGBTQIA+ People?
Risk, screening and care can differ for queer, trans and nonbinary people. Here's what the research shows, where guidelines disagree, and what to ask.
Your Top 10 Breast Cancer Questions, Answered
When to start mammograms, what dense breasts mean, whether the pill matters, who needs genetic testing, and six more questions, answered plainly.
Is It Normal to Have This Many Hot Flashes on Hormone Therapy?
Hot flashes on tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor are common and can be intense. Here's why, how long they last and what actually helps.
Why Is My Chest Still Numb Months After Surgery?
Numbness, tingling and phantom feelings after breast surgery are common and can last years. Here's why, what helps, and when pain needs attention.
My Arm Feels Heavy and My Rings Are Tight. Is It Lymphedema?
Heaviness and snug rings can be early signs of lymphedema. Here's who's at risk, what's normal after surgery, and when to call your team.
Why Can't I Think Straight? Is "Chemo Brain" Real?
Yes, it's real. What brain fog after breast cancer feels like, why it happens, how long it lasts and what actually helps.
Treatment Is Over. Why Am I Still This Tired?
Cancer-related fatigue can outlast treatment by months or years. What causes it, what to get checked, and what actually helps.
What Is This Tight, Rope-Like Cord Under My Arm?
It's probably cording, a common, usually temporary side effect of lymph node surgery. What it is, how it's treated and when to call.
How Do I Get Ready for a Mastectomy?
A plain-language timeline for the weeks before, the day of and the first weeks after a mastectomy: what to pause, pack, ask and expect.
They Said It Out Loud. Here's What Their Diagnosis Actually Means.
Robin Roberts, Rita Wilson, Olivia Munn and more went public with breast cancer. Here's what each of their diagnoses actually means, in plain English.
How Do I Take Care of My Drain?
How to empty and measure a surgical drain, what the fluid should look like, what to do if it's blocked, and when to call your team.
What Actually Happens During a Mastectomy, and After?
The kinds of mastectomy, what happens in the operating room, how drains work, the first few weeks, and when to call your team, in plain language.
Should I Save My Tumor Tissue?
The time to ask is before your biopsy or surgery. What happens to tissue by default, what you can arrange instead, and the questions to bring.
How Do I Find the Right Doctor for a Complicated Cancer?
When your cancer is rare, has come back or isn't responding, what to look for in an oncologist, and the questions that show how they think.
How Do I Ask a Drug Company for an Experimental Drug?
The FDA says yes to almost every single-patient request. Getting the company to agree is the hard part. How compassionate use works, and how to ask well.
What If the Trial I Need Hasn't Opened Yet?
When the next standard treatment would rule you out of the trial you're waiting for. The pathways families have used, including Montana's new law, and how to make yes easier.
What Is a Survivorship Care Plan, and How Do I Get One?
A written record of the treatment you had and a plan for what comes next. What's in it, why it matters, and how to get one if no one has offered.