Back to About us Home About us Personal stories Select filters 0 Mental wellbeing Treatment tips Secondary breast cancer Body image Family and relationships Getting support Younger women Volunteering Fundraising Breast Cancer Voices Apply Filters 440 results My doctor told me I had inflammation, but it was actually secondary breast cancer My marathon training was interrupted by breast cancer treatment, but that won’t stop me from running My treatment was tough, but the emotional support I received had a huge impact on my recovery 2 months after being told I was cancer-free, I discovered I had secondary breast cancer Breast Cancer Now did so much to help me physically and mentally through my treatment Chemotherapy took so much from me, but I’ve found a way to take back control Having breast cancer has given me a new zest for life My secondary breast cancer was misdiagnosed as a chest infection After being part of a medical trial, I now help to approve future clinical trials for breast cancer patients Waiting for reconstruction has been hard, but I’ve got through it with humour I used to think I was a victim of secondary breast cancer, now I see myself thriving A year after a clear mammogram, I had grade 3 cancer in my breast and lymph nodes Being diagnosed with breast cancer while supporting a young family changed everything It took 6 months for doctors to diagnose me with secondary breast cancer I put off seeing a doctor because I believed that breast cancer was incurable I hid my breast cancer diagnosis for years, but now I’m speaking out to help others Getting breast cancer led me back into writing and onto a new career path I took on a 100k running challenge while undergoing chemotherapy Having cancer 4 times over 17 years has given me a greater awareness of life We turn our golf green into a sea of pink once a year for Breast Cancer Now I had to learn to be my own advocate when I had breast cancer We shouldn’t think of breast cancer as a woman’s disease After losing two loved ones and developing breast cancer myself, I wanted to educate others Having secondary breast cancer does not make me brave, but I have been able to live well with my diagnosis Volunteering helps the people I work with, but it's also been invaluable to me People with secondary breast cancer can still live a relatively normal life Losing my hair and my breast at 24 made me feel so alien Before my diagnosis, I was terrified of developing breast cancer Waiting to know what type of cancer I had left me completely terrified Breast cancer stripped me of everything, but I felt born again Getting breast cancer at 26 has turned my life upside down I was always the caregiver in my family. When I got breast cancer, I had to learn how to be cared for My wife was given 6 months to live the same month we found out our daughter was pregnant After my cancer diagnosis, I started a care package charity for people in treatment When our older sister passed away from breast cancer, we wanted to do something in her memory Being diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age made it hard to find support I regret my breast reconstruction decision, and I want other women to know their options After my breast cancer diagnosis, I needed a place to share my difficult thoughts Nobody talks about feeling self-conscious about your body after breast cancer I've had to go through a lot of treatment on my own, but I feel really positive It took time, but I have now accepted breast cancer as part of my story Opting for a double mastectomy was one of the hardest decisions of my life 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 After brain surgery and chemotherapy, I have gained appreciation for what I am capable of I needed emergency surgery after my secondary symptoms were ignored for so long When I had a recurrence, I was forced to face my greatest fear I wanted to create a magazine to empower women of colour with cancer Even with secondary breast cancer, I am still able to feel ‘normal’ Previous 1 ... 5 ... 9 Next
After being part of a medical trial, I now help to approve future clinical trials for breast cancer patients
Having secondary breast cancer does not make me brave, but I have been able to live well with my diagnosis
I was always the caregiver in my family. When I got breast cancer, I had to learn how to be cared for
