Breast cancer - xoJane

It Happened to Me: My Sister Had A Double Mastectomy Too, But She Died of Breast Cancer Anyway

Kelli — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400

In her op-ed, Angelina wrote: “I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer." Unfortunately, I know that's not true.

It Happened To Me: I Had A Preventative Double Masectomy

Sara Tenenbein — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:00 -0400

We all have something in our genetics that makes us susceptible to some sort of illness. Maybe it’s cancer, maybe it’s diabetes, maybe it’s thyroid issues. I am lucky and unlucky that I know what my time bomb is.

I Have the BRCA Mutations, But Unlike Angelina Jolie, I Can't Afford a Preventative Mastectomy

s.e. smith — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

For now, all I can do is hang my hopes on the slim percentage that I won’t get breast cancer, knowing that if a tumor develops, it’s not like I can afford to treat that either.

It Happened to Me: I Was Afraid of Developing Breast Cancer so I Took the Test for the Gene Mutation

Teronda Seymore — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0400

It’s one thing to obsess over whether or not I’ll develop breast cancer but it’s a totally different thing to officially know my chances are high or damn near definite.

My Mom Is Living With Breast Cancer

Chaédria LaBouvier — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:00:00 -0500

When my mom was diagnosed in August of 2011, my family and I found a tremendous amount of material on beating this disease, but very little on living with it.

I Hate Breast Cancer "Awareness" Month

s.e. smith — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Some people say that anything is okay so long as it's for a cause. Sorry, but I disagree.

Blogger Jenn Gibbons Keeps Rowing After Being Sexually Assaulted on Fundraising Journey

s.e. smith — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:00:27 -0400

Gibbons was completing a solo circumnavigation of Lake Michigan to raise money for breast cancer survivors. Police and her team think he was probably tracking her via her blog, and used it to find an opportune moment to sexually assault her.

Cancer Survivor Fights for the Right to Swim Topless

s.e. smith — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:00:18 -0400

Jaecks is a swimmer who wants to use the public pool and wants a reasonable accommodation. She's not asking for permission to perform a strip tease, shoot R-rated movies or wear a strap-on.

I Just Had a Mammogram, and It Wasn't Scary at All!

Somer Sherwood — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:30:24 -0400

There’s nothing like getting your boobs squished between two plastic paddles to really get the blood flowing in the morning.

For the LAST TIME, Abortion Does Not Cause Breast Cancer

s.e. smith — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:00:28 -0400

The overwhelming scientific evidence does not support claims that abortion causes breast cancer, and members of the anti-choice movement are extremely reluctant to hear or admit this.

I (and My Boobs) Stand With Planned Parenthood

Marianne — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:12 -0500

I've got a lot of faith in people, a lot of belief that others really are working toward what they think is right, even when it doesn't agree with my own views. But this has shaken that belief, in a really fundamental way.

The NFL: Pretty in Pink. (Or: I Used to Hate That Football Players Supported Breast Cancer Awareness, but That's Because I Was an Idiot.)

Daisy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:00:08 -0400

Sometimes a girl's gotta do a little research before she disses on something as important as Breast Cancer Awareness.