If your spouse or partner has or has had breast cancer, we understand how frightening it can be for both of you.
Chances are pretty good that this is the person you lean on most for emotional support. And chances are equally good that you play the same role for them. That’s why it is especially important for you to be sensitive to the physical and psychological changes your loved one is undergoing or has undergone. We created this section of TheBreastCareSite to help you understand those changes and make it easier for you to continue being the supportive and understanding friend they fell in love with.
The diagnosis of breast cancer sometimes affects a woman’s relationships with her family and friends. When people hear that someone they know and care about has breast cancer they may not know what to do to be helpful.
When your partner was first diagnosed with breast cancer, chances are she felt frightened, confused, and emotionally overwhelmed. So did you. Breast cancer turned your world upside-down, too, and your feelings probably ran the gamut from fear and despair to guilt and rage.
Breast cancer is a family affair. While only one member of the family actually goes through surgery and treatment, everyone has to deal with tough emotional challenges and lifestyle changes.
One of the most exciting events in a woman’s life—pregnancy--can quickly turn into a nightmare when it's complicated with a breast cancer diagnosis.
I had envisioned my 50th birthday in Greece. Instead, I "vacationed" at Northside Hospital. That was not my plan. But, cancer rarely regards our plans.
Will Your Children Inherit Breast Cancer from You?
Like many survivors of breast cancer, you may now be concerned that your genes could affect your children. Here, we talk to women who have faced up to the issue of hereditary breast cancer, with varying results.
I have been a psychiatric nurse for 31 years and a psychotherapist for 22 years. I suppose losing my grandmother to breast cancer when I was age 11 and my mother to breast cancer when I was age 13 sealed the deal on my career as a psychiatric nurse.