Back to About us Home About us Personal stories Select filters 1 Mental wellbeing Treatment tips Secondary breast cancer Body image Family and relationships Getting support Younger women Volunteering Fundraising Breast Cancer Voices Apply Filters 54 results Clear all filters My advice to anyone who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer - listen to your body If I’d known more about the signs and symptoms of secondary breast cancer, I wouldn’t have doubted myself Getting back into sport after my diagnosis made me feel alive and strong again The younger women with secondaries event helped me feel less alone One day, I hope secondary breast cancer won’t cut anyone’s life short My secondary breast cancer diagnosis has made me appreciate life so much more Emma’s story Emma's diaries I have secondary breast cancer, but I try to make the most out of life 21 years later, Jayne got a secondary breast cancer diagnosis Sukhy's story Adobea's story Secondary breast cancer wasn't on Michelle's radar Jaqueline's story Remembering Dawn: Continuing her legacy by supporting the Omaze prize draw Kerry urges you to know the signs of secondary and follow your gut-feeling Knowing something was not right, Jasmin urged for the secondary checks she needed In 2020, I was given 2 years to live. This year, my scans show that I’ve had a complete response to treatment The doctor laughed when I told him about a lump at my mastectomy site. It turned out to be secondary breast cancer Because I was young, my breast cancer symptoms weren’t taken seriously I may have secondary breast cancer, but there are still so many things in my life that make me feel lucky I was at the fittest I’ve ever been – then secondary breast cancer had me at my sickest For a long time, I didn’t want to acknowledge my breast cancer diagnosis. I just wanted to be ‘normal’ When my wife died of secondary breast cancer, I felt robbed of a future we could have had The emotional and practical support from Living with Secondary Breast Cancer meet-ups was invaluable I want people to see the true picture of cancer I was told I had secondary breast cancer, but nobody explained what that meant My doctor told me I had inflammation, but it was actually secondary breast cancer 2 months after being told I was cancer-free, I discovered I had secondary breast cancer My secondary breast cancer was misdiagnosed as a chest infection I used to think I was a victim of secondary breast cancer, now I see myself thriving It took 6 months for doctors to diagnose me with secondary breast cancer Having secondary breast cancer does not make me brave, but I have been able to live well with my diagnosis People with secondary breast cancer can still live a relatively normal life My wife was given 6 months to live the same month we found out our daughter was pregnant I may have secondary breast cancer, but hope keeps me going For the first time since my secondary diagnosis, I am being relentlessly kind to myself There is still room for hope with a secondary breast cancer diagnosis I needed emergency surgery after my secondary symptoms were ignored for so long Even with secondary breast cancer, I am still able to feel ‘normal’ I was working as a palliative care nurse when I found out I had secondary breast cancer I remain a positive person, even though my cancer has spread to my brain Even though my wife had limited time, she never stopped caring about others My world came crashing down when I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer at 25 I didn’t realise the connection between my symptoms and breast cancer I was in denial about the lump in my breast I was diagnosed with cancer twice – but I’m not letting it stop me My breast cancer is incurable but it won’t stop me living my life I've been diagnosed with breast cancer three times - and I'm not yet 30 People are living longer with this disease; things can only get better as long as research continues Previous 1 2 Next
If I’d known more about the signs and symptoms of secondary breast cancer, I wouldn’t have doubted myself
In 2020, I was given 2 years to live. This year, my scans show that I’ve had a complete response to treatment
The doctor laughed when I told him about a lump at my mastectomy site. It turned out to be secondary breast cancer
I may have secondary breast cancer, but there are still so many things in my life that make me feel lucky
For a long time, I didn’t want to acknowledge my breast cancer diagnosis. I just wanted to be ‘normal’
Having secondary breast cancer does not make me brave, but I have been able to live well with my diagnosis
