- October 14, 2016
Tags: technology, Advocate Sherman Hospital, stories of the girls, Dr. Stephen Grossman, breast cancer, mammogram
Advances in technology have vastly improved the ability to detect and treat breast cancer. A radiologist explains some of the tools physicians use.
- October 13, 2016
Tags: Check Your Girls, the advocate nurse, Look Good Feel Better, hair loss, stories of the girls, breast cancer, Advocate Christ Medical Center, chemotherapy, American Cancer Society, radiation
The physical changes that cancer patients undergo can often challenge their self-identity. Learn how one program is helping.
- October 12, 2016
Tags: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, stories of the girls, Barrington, Mom, family, diagnosis, mammogram, breast cancer, cancer
Abby Gage had breast cancer and wants to help other women who are going through the scary, whirlwind experience.
- October 11, 2016
Tags: mental health, body image, family medicine, Hazel Crest, Rushia Butler, Advocate South Suburban Hospital, parenting
Undergoing treatment can be stressful and isolating. Find out why more women are turning to the internet for support.
- October 10, 2016
For one mom the question of how she was going to tell her kids about her diagnosis was harder than the diagnosis itself. She shares her story.
- October 10, 2016
Four years after finishing cancer treatment, Lauren Truelock shares what she learned along the way.
- October 10, 2016
Tags: Advocate South Suburban Hospital, mammograms, breast self-exam, Hazel Crest, early detection, stories of the girls, ultrasound, breast cancer
At the age of 22, Danielle Garland was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Now she shares her story to spread awareness.