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My Best Friend Has Cancer – What To Say… And What Not To Say
My best friend, Seana, got sideswiped last month. After years of anticipating shed get breast cancer (shes got a very strong family history and the BRAC1 mutation), she received an unexpected diagnosis of stage 3 ovarian cancer.
5 Ways To Support A Friend With Breast Cancer
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we want to help you deal with the issues that matter most. When a friend or loved one is diagnosed with breast bancer, its a mind-numbing, awful experience for everyone affected. You also might be unsure how to show your love. Weve created a list of ways to express your support and deepest sympathies – and to do what you can to help your friend when she needs you the most.
Support a Loved One with Metastatic Breast Cancer
The following post is sponsored byGenentechs Faces of MBC Get your box of tissues and be ready to be moved. Breast cancer has affected all of us in one way or another. As a mom, sister, daughter, friend, or co-worker, we are all familiar with the emotional rollercoaster that goes along with a breast cancer diagnosis.
Chapter 5: Hair Loss – Breast Cancer
To start at the beginning, read Chapter 1: Abby’s Crap News – AKA My “Journey” With Cancer
Should a Seven-Year-Old Cancer Patient Get Medical Marijuana?
Is it ok to give a seven-year-old medical marijuana? Mykayla Comstock is a little girl from Oregon who suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She’s also one of the youngest cancer patients authorized to use cannabis by the state. Her mother, Erin Purchase, gives her a gram of cannabis oil daily in pill form (so it’s not like she’s lighting up a joint…) to help combat the side effects of the intense chemotherapy treatment she’s been receiving.