According to the results of a study conducted at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with chemotherapy while pregnant have better disease-free survival (survival without a cancer recurrence or a new cancer) than women who are not pregnant at the time of diagnosis. Overall survival was similar in the two groups of patients.
I am reposting this from last December. I have just returned from a hospital admission for another miscarriage this week and I wanted to repost by way of explanation for why I… Continue reading
If your cancer is oestrogen sensitive (ER+), you will most likely be advised to undergo some form of hormonal treatment after your chemotherapy and radiotherapy has finished. This is usually in the form of… Continue reading
Viewers were unaware that Sally Whittaker was diagnosed with breast cancer at the same time as her soap character I was really quite shocked to read that the actress Sally Whittaker, who plays the… Continue reading
There are so many breast cancer fundraising and awareness raising projects out there, but here’s one that was brought to my attention recently, which I find very arresting – a fine art and… Continue reading
Many of you will have seen Irish radio presenters, Ian Dempsey and Ray Darcy smiling down at you from billboards across the country with half-shaved heads. It is all part of Today FM’s Shave or Dye fundraising campaign… Continue reading
There are many different types of breast cancer and the type with which I was diagnosed was Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). DCIS is a condition in which a spectrum of abnormal cells… Continue reading
Because of treatment advances, more and more women are living longer after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Young, premenopausal women may live for many years with a history of the disease. Yet only… Continue reading
At the risk of repeating myself ad infinitum on the subject, regular readers will know of my distress over the effect of chemotherapy on my fertility as a young woman with cancer, and… Continue reading
