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Angelo and Jennifer Merendino photographed their experience with metastatic breast cancer and shared them with others, hoping that powerful images of the disease would help people understand and inspire action.
Breast cancer is an incredibly unique and personal experience. Even though we share a common bond of diagnosis, we each go through the process and journey differently. My journey began in September 2019. I had just started a master’s program to become a school counselor and felt I was on such a good and positive […]
It was December. My boob started aching. After a few days of pretty painful nights, I did a self exam. I remember giggling as I did it. I thought it was silly, unnecessary. But then I felt a pea size lump right under the skin, next to my nipple. Huh. Must be a clogged duct. […]
Dr. Daniel Stover has improved his patients’ care through lessons he’s learned in the lab.
Sheila McGlown is on a clinical trial for her metastatic breast cancer. She shares ways to increase participation in trials, especially among Black people.
During my breast cancer journey, I’ve felt like the cracked taco, trying to hold my shell together.
At age 29, I was a single mother with two young boys and diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer.
Komen Scholar Ann Partridge, M.D., M.P.H., has dedicated her career to understanding and treating breast cancer in young women.
I tested positive for the BRCA1 mutation, meaning I have an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers.
Each time I picked up the phone to share that I had cancer with friends and family, they wanted to talk about a different c-word: coronavirus.
Susan G. Komen’s Susan Brown addresses recent news that breast cancer deaths will increase because of COVID-19.
Komen Scholar Joe Gray has a unique and personal perspective on treating breast cancer patients after his wife’s metastatic breast cancer diagnosis.
