October 11, 2020, 6:00am Breast Cancer
“You should try dragon boating.” That’s what Britten Witherspoon, 43, kept hearing from other members of her support group for young breast cancer survivors. Read story
October 11, 2020, 5:21am Breast Cancer
Figuring out what’s really up with your parents is child’s play. Just check their text messages or eavesdrop on a phone call. That’s what one child whispered during a support group hosted by oncology social worker Krista Nelson at Portland’s Providence Cancer Institute. Read story
October 11, 2020, 5:19am Breast Cancer
Facing a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment — especially during a pandemic — can be a frightening prospect. Read story
October 11, 2020, 5:19am Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy treatments can be singularly unnerving, even though cancer clinics are designed with patients’ comfort in mind. Read story
October 11, 2020, 5:14am Breast Cancer
As a pandemic plays out around the globe, one Vancouver family has been navigating an intimate grief that’s required closeness during this time of increased isolation. Read story
October 11, 2020, 5:14am Breast Cancer
“Do you see that?” Read story
October 11, 2020, 5:13am Breast Cancer
Like a lot of women, I put off my first mammogram. Kaiser Permanente started pestering me to make an appointment approximately 13 seconds after I turned 40. That was in 2018. Read story
October 11, 2020, 5:12am Breast Cancer
Leslie Girard recently celebrated the first year after her breast cancer diagnosis, if “celebrate” is the word for it. Read story
October 6, 2020, 6:03am Breast Cancer
Susan Stearns took the helm at Pink Lemonade Project on March 2, just as the world was starting to fall apart. For the past six months, she’s navigated the Vancouver-based nonprofit through a pandemic and found new ways of connecting with people affected by breast cancer. Read story
September 8, 2020, 6:00am Breast Cancer
The venom from European honeybees has been found to be “remarkably effective” at killing hard-to-treat aggressive breast cancer cells, according to researchers in Western Australia. Read story
