Sleep problems are known to alter the balance of at least two hormones that can influence cancer cells. These are cortisol and melatonin.

Fear, uncertainty, and anxiety can be overwhelming when you’re going through breast cancer. Remember, you’re not alone!

If you’ve ever felt this way, you’re not alone. Many people living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) or in remission/no evidence of diseas

“We saw, perhaps for the first time, who we really were, or had now become…” Read Suzanne’s breast cancer story on the SBC blog!

Breast cancer isn’t just a physical condition. For many, it’s an emotional and psychological experience that can profoundly affect your...

By Rafia Nasir Cancer is a complicated experience, and it can take a significant toll on your mental well-being. Managing your emotions...

A breast cancer diagnosis can send you into a tailspin. The official pronouncement can stir emotions whether you’re newly diagnosed ,...

Most people are familiar with the devastating physical effects of cancer. It's rare to find someone whose life hasn't been affected by it...

By Robin K. Woodruff I was diagnosed with Stage IIa Invasive Lobular breast cancer in 2018. I already had pre-existing mental illness:...

#FeatureFriday As we reach the end of May, which marks Mental Health Awareness Month, it feels as appropriate a time as any to discuss...

Many breast cancer patients suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an anxiety disorder typically brought on by a traumatic...

By Courtney Proctor July 2012 – July 2013: A Year of Misdiagnosis I was 28 years old and otherwise healthy with no history of breast...

You’ve just learned that you have breast cancer. You’re overwhelmed with emotions, questions, and fear. There’s so much to deal with, so...

Physician (and Nurse) Burnout has been officially recognized for years and poses a significant existential threat to the safety of...

Smile, though your heart is aching. Smile, even though it’s breaking. When there are clouds in the sky you’ll get by. If you smile...

This year more than “forty-two thousand (42,000) woman in the US will die of breast cancer” (BreastCancer.org). At...

According to the American Sleep Association, 50-70 million US adults have a sleep disorder; 48% of people report snoring and 21% of women ha

The holiday season can be a magical, joyous time of year. There’s nothing quite like the period from Thanksgiving (for our friends in the...

The 80–20 concept explains it this way: it commonly takes 20% of the full time allocated to complete 80% of a task, while to complete the l

I can only imagine even more so for our breast cancer community members who are immunocompromised and are at a higher risk if exposed to the

The mental and emotional health from a breast cancer diagnosis puts a toll on us. Breast cancer isn't just the physical, but the mental too

Palliative care is what we call a holistic and all-rounded treatment option that could be offered to breast cancer patients. Palliative care

September 28th, 2019 was a monumental date. It was the weekend before the pink explosion of breast cancer awareness month takes over the...

This is such a real thing amongst breast cancer patients and I confess that I had no real concept of how this works until the first person

By, William Laferriere, Survivingbreastcancer.org board member Hello darkness my old friend.... I’ve come to talk with you again, Because...

A few months ago, Dr Charley from Cancer Tamer (cancertamer.org) contacted me at Survivingbreastcancer.org about teaming up and...

If you ask someone who has gone through breast cancer treatment if chemo brain is a real thing they will 100% say "yes". If you speak with some doctors about suffering from chemo brain and probe a bit deeper about long term side effects, you may hear a different response. Some scholars think that the jury is still out on whether or not chemo brain is real.

“Inspiration, move me brightly. Light the song with sense and color; Hold away despair, more than this I will not ask. Faced with...

The power of positive thinking is so pervasive today that many doctors and nurses strongly recommend developing a positive mental...

The holidays are fast approaching and my mantra lately has been “2018 is going to be my year”. I have already starting outlining all of...