- October 3, 2016
Maria Luisa Gonzalez recalls the moment she told her 2nd grade class she had breast cancer.
- October 3, 2016
Tags: cancer, breast cancer, Advocate Condell Medical Center, BRCA1, double mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, Dr. Anna Katz
Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy because she tested positive for a gene. If you test positive, should you have one?
- October 3, 2016
Tags: conversation, emotional support, Kathy Hill, the advocate nurse, American Cancer Society, Advocate Condell Medical Center, breast cancer, cancer
Your friend has been diagnosed with cancer. What are the best things to say and do? An expert offers advice.
- October 3, 2016
Tags: the advocate nurse, Creticos Cancer Center, Chicago, oncology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, cancer
An inspiring day in the life of an oncology nurse.
- September 29, 2016
Tags: cancer, mammogram, breast, Dr. Vanessa Wear, cancer screening, density, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center
Did you know over 40 percent of women have dense breasts? Women with dense breasts also have an increased risk for breast cancer.
- September 28, 2016
A breast cancer survivor shares her story and what she says is her ‘best medicine.’
- September 27, 2016
One woman shares her journey, beginning with years of trying to conceive through stage IV metastatic breast cancer.