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 Cancer made me realise who my true friends were As a widow, my first thoughts when I was diagnosed were for my children I was working as a palliative care nurse when I found out I had secondary breast cancer I love my body after having a double mastectomy 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 ‘You’ll feel so alone’: a letter to myself a year after my diagnosis I can’t change what I’ve been through, so I’m embracing it instead Breast Cancer Now's services kept me positive in dark times I found it difficult to move forward after my treatment Losing your hair can leave you feeling extremely vulnerable 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 Even though people offered support, it was hard not to feel alone I hope my mum’s story will encourage others to have genetic testing Marcia’s 5 yoga poses to support you through treatment I was in denial about the lump in my breast I found out I had breast cancer after a random mammogram trial When I found out I had breast cancer, all I could think about was my little girl I was meant to run the London Marathon in memory of my mum I struggled to find support for my PALB2 gene mutation I struggled with deciding which reconstruction option was best for me I was diagnosed with cancer twice – but I’m not letting it stop me Someone Like Me helped me stay positive during the worst parts of treatment I was working as a doctor during the coronavirus pandemic when I got diagnosed with breast cancer Before my diagnosis, I didn’t check my breasts at all My breast cancer is incurable but it won’t stop me living my life I thought I was too young to get breast cancer I felt like I was the only gay man with breast cancer in the country When I was diagnosed at 23, Breast Cancer Now was there for me After my treatment, I found it hard to re-adjust 7 positive things that breast cancer taught me It’s been a year since my diagnosis, and this is what I’ve learnt I’m learning to trust my body after developing cardiotoxicity Why I'm taking on the 2.6 Challenge for Breast Cancer Now Rosie’s tips for coping with letrozole We want to continue what mum started Seeing my daughter go through breast cancer was an eye-opening experience What it's like to have breast cancer as a mother Mother's Day miniblog: Stella Mother's Day miniblog: Christine 'I hated PE at school': three women on how they got active after breast cancer Mother's Day miniblog: Laura I am more than my cancer Moving on from cancer is not as easy as everyone wants it to be Finding breast cancer support in our own language means so much to us Is it possible to ‘win’ at breast cancer? Training for an ultra marathon after my diagnosis kept me sane My relationship with my wife grew stronger after her diagnosis After my surgery I felt forgotten by the lingerie market Previous 1 ... 6 ... 9 Next
