Breast Cancer
For 33 years, SHARE has been helping women deal with the emotional and practical issues raised by breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
If you are looking for more information about breast cancer, we suggest that you start with the resources listed on our Breast Cancer Resources page. If you are dealing with breast cancer, we encourage you to call our Breast Cancer Hotline at (866) 891-2392 and speak to a survivor who will listen and offer support. You can also join one of our many support groups.
This page lists the many pages throughout the SHARE website that are related to breast cancer in some way. As new blog posts and other resources are added, they will automatically appear here. You can subscribe to updates via RSS or just bookmark this page and check in from time to time.
Recently Updated Resources
- About Breast Cancer
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For 33 years, SHARE has been helping women deal with the emotional and practical issues raised by breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Genes Belong to the Person Born With Them
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Breast cancer survivors should know that private commercial organizations are getting a lock on genes that could improve their health.
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- Patient Advocates Win Big One
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If you ever hear the words Aranesp, Procrit, Epogen, or ESA from your doctor, please be sure to ask, "What? Why? How can this help? How can it hurt? Are there other options?"
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- SHARE's Novela -- coming soon!
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Who is Ivette?
She is a Latina hairdresser, a sister, an aunt, a mother, and a woman who is learning about her breast health. She is the main character in SHARE's Novela for Breast Cancer Awareness.
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- Report Back from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
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SHARE reports back on the most current breast cancer research from the world's premiere breast cancer conference.
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- Who's in Charge Here?
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There are five easy reasons why you should take control of your treatment. Learn what they are.
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- One Size of Breast Cancer Does Not Fit All
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This month's Myth is based on National Breast Cancer Coalition's (NBCC) Myth #12: Everyone's breast cancer is the same.
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- Mammogram Guidelines: Science is Not the Enemy
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During the last month, since the new screening guidelines were announced, it seems everyone wants to talk about them.
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- Triple Negative Breast Cancer
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A breast cancer diagnosis of "triple negative" can leave you—as it did me—feeling helpless and clueless.
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- New Screening Mammogram Guidelines: Another Thing to Think About
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What's being said by the most significant medical organizations about screening guidelines?
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- Myths about Breast Cancer and What You Can Do about Them
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The National Breast Cancer Coalition* is posting on its web site 24 myths about breast cancer. NBCC wants to counter unscientific recommendations and help people make decisions grounded in good science.
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- New mammography guidelines—now what do I do?
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Most of us at SHARE are breast or ovarian cancer survivors. Some of us with breast cancer were diagnosed as a result of a suspicious finding on a yearly screening mammogram when we had no symptoms. Others of us, like me at age 48 and then at 66, were diagnosed even though nothing showed on those yearly mammograms.
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- SHARE Included in White House Breast Cancer Awareness Event
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SHARE was thrilled to be included in this year's Breast Cancer Awareness commemoration at the White House.
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- ACS new position on cancer screening sparking debate
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On Thursday, Ilene Winkler of SHARE appeared on the Rounds with Dr. Snyderman on MSNBC to discuss her experience with mammography and other screening. Click to see the show here.
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- Finding Breast Cancer Early Doesn’t Save Lives????
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In yesterday's New York Times, Gina Kolata tells us that the American Cancer society is re-thinking its message on the importance of screening mammograms in saving lives.
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