Stories about breast cancer that can inspire and inform

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Anita Weber

30 Years and Beyond I was first diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in December 1994.i was 60 years old I was the first person in my family ever to get breast cancer. I believe the cause was environmental. I was treated with radiation and five years tamoxifen.I went along blissfully , past the five […]

April Riley

2nd time around I was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer in 2015. After 2 surgeries, radiation and breast therapy I beat breast cancer in 2016. I was on Tamoxifen for 5 years. In May of 2021 the cancer came back as metastatic breast cancer. The best advice I can give someone that’s just been […]

Janet Elkins      

Living with Triple Negative Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer            I was first diagnosed with HER2+ hormone negative right breast. They removed 3 lymph nodes, along with chemo and radiation. I was considered cancer free, and in 6 months was then diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast cancer. In my 3 years, 3 months, I have […]

Delmonica Farrior

Living I was diagnosed at 31 with metastatic breast cancer, I thought the world as I knew it was over. With the support and information from the Komen foundation and my family I was able to gain the confidence needed to be myself again. I want to represent more women like me at this age.

Vanessa Rios

Fighting breast cancer My story I found out in January 27th 2023 that I had stage 4 breast cancer and at first it wasn’t easy because I just had a baby and plus a 12 year old and I been taking it day by day because I am fighting this for me and my kids […]

Sharita Anderson

Survivor Love Lifted Me I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in March 2018 by June 2018. I went from stage two to stage four. I had a strong group of doctors and supporters along with my husband that loved me back to life I was willing to do whatever it would take. My faith […]

Tina Sousa

Living with MBC Metastatic Breast Cancer Breast Cancer. Diagnosis 2005. Surgery removed right breast. Reconstruction. Came back. Removed left breast diep flap. Bone Cancer Terminal. In treatment. Have had six different chemos. Back infusions. Tumors in the membrane, treatment of removal of fluid to brain and gave chemo. Still here 17 years since start am […]

Kris Dutton

I was diagnosed this past February with breast cancer, by the time all the results came back I was stage 4 metastatic. I am also a 3rd generation breast cancer fighter, & genetic tested negative. I try to laugh about it as much as possible to keep my spirits positive. I had to tell my […]

Jeanie Burt

Hello Everyone,I had a mammogram July 16, 2020. To which I was told I have a tumor at the bottom of my breast nearest the chest wall. Then a ultra sound to confirm that. After that I was scheduled to have a biopsy that was so horribly painful that I’ll never do that again!!! Then […]

Elva Swan

I was diagnosed with stage 3 metastatic breast cancer on my son’s birthday July 19, 2018. After chemo, came surgery, removed lump and 12 lymph nodes and 9 of those were cancerous. Then burnt me up with radiation. Pet scan in April, 2020 results were “No signs of metastatic disease.” I was so happy thought […]

Laurie Langston

Wow, I thought I was having a tough time until I read some of these stories! I was diagnosed in June of 2017. I had just had a heart attack in March 2017 and was still trying to get a grip on having chest pain and shortness of breath all day, every day. My blood […]

Kelly Taylor

In 2013 I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. I had a lumpectomy and radiation treatment. Both the surgery and radiation treatment were easy and not really painful at all. I was very lucky. Seven years later I started feeling nauseated after eating lunch and so I saw my PCP to request a CT on […]