ONLINE RESOURCES
Breast Cancer? But Doctor… I hate pink
The Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog
Dancing with Cancer: Living with Mets, the New Normal
Nancy’s Point: A blog about breast cancer and loss
“What your friends with cancer want you to know (but are afraid to say).” Roadkill Goldfish: Common Sense and Other Controversies With a Sense of Humor and a Moral Compass
Entering a World of Pink: A male breast cancer blog
Regrounding.me Regrounding of Chemo, Cancer and Facing Life Head-on
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.
Episode 2: The Blind Men and the Elephant (the search for a cure & an oncologist fighting breast cancer)
Barak Goodman (director), PBS video (2015).
BreastCancerAnswers website
How Will My Breast Look and Feel After Breast Reconstruction Surgery?
Breast Cancer Care videos
Breast Image After Breast Surgery
Living Beyond Breast Cancer Young Women’s Initiative: Let’s Talk About It video series
Financial Impact of Breast Cancer
Let’s Talk About Sex (and Breast Cancer)
For Dad And Daughter Fighting Breast Cancer, Grit Runs In The Family. Story Corps, Morning Edition, NPR, July 29, 2016.
When Men Get Breast Cancer, They Enter a World of Pink by Patti Neighmond. Morning Edition. NPR, February 8, 2016.
Keep the Baby, Get the Chemo Only Human podcast from WYNC Studios October 5, 2015 at 11:00 PM
“Dense Breast Are Just One Part of the Cancer Risk Calculus” by Nancy Shute. Shots – Health News. NPR, May 19, 2015.
Screening Tests For Breast Cancer Genes Just Got Cheaper” by Robert Stein. All Things Considered. NPR, April 16, 2015.
“Angelina Jolie Pitt’s Surgeries Will Reduce Cancer Risk, Doctors Say” by Robert Stein. All Things Considered. NPR, March 24, 2015.
“What Causes Breast Cancer? These Families Want To Help Find Out” by Paige Cowett. Morning Edition. NPR, February 11, 2015.
Seeing Red During Breast Cancer Awareness Month by Ann Loeser, a woman living with metastatic breast cancer. Shots- Health News NPR, October 31, 2014.
“‘Emperor of All Maladies’ Traces Cancer Treatment” [author interview]
by Steve Inskeep. Morning Edition. NPR, November 18, 2010.
MOBILE APPS
Breast Advocate® | Free Breast Cancer App – Created by breast cancer specialists and patient advocates to empower you in your treatment decision-making. Evidence-based information, personalized for you, exactly when you need it. Learn more and download FREE at BreastAdvocateApp.com.
CareZone – an app that can be used to organize files, contacts, and medications, and coordinate with family and other caregivers using a shared calendar and journal.
iPharmacy – a drug guide and pill identifier
MedHelper – an app that can remind you to take medication, renew a prescription, and visit the doctor or hospital.
Share the Journey: Mind, Body and Wellness after Breast Cancer – a clinical study in which participants use a mobile app to help investigators understand the symptoms after breast cancer treatment, why these symptoms vary over time, and what can be done to improve them.
IN MEMORIAM
This section is dedicated to those advocates who are no longer with us. We encourage you to visit their blogs so that their message may live on.
Regrounding.me (Lori Marx-Rubiner, 2017)
http://www.darngoodlemonade.com (Mandi Hudson, 2017)
https://letusbemermaids.wordpress.com/author/srosen100/ (Susan Rosen, 2019)