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Mental Health & Breast Care

Maimah Karmo shares how embracing mental health is key to true healing.

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Guide for Fertility & Preservation

Maimah Karmo shares her story of fertility and hope after cancer.

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Navigating the Stages of Healing in Survivorship

Survivorship isn’t the end of the story—it’s the beginning of a new one.

Something is wrong: An unlikely diagnosis

“Something is wrong,” I said to my mom on the phone, standing in front of the bathroom mirror. While my left breast had felt heavy and painful for several weeks, […]

It all started with a lump…

It all started with a lump… At the age of 31, I was diagnosed with stage 1b intraductal carcinoma. It was life shattering. I underwent six months of chemotherapy, a […]

Conquering Breast Cancer – Tiffany’s Story

I was initially diagnosed with breast cancer— invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) on August 23, 2010. I was 26 years old. I was a newlywed, who’d only been married 4 short […]

Genomics and You: What Treatments are Available? (3 of 4)

There is no question that genetics has become a hot topic in medicine. It seems that every week there is an article about a new genetic test, or another person […]

A reusable cryoablation device as a cheap alternative breast cancer treatment in low-resource countries

Introduction Over 8 million cancer deaths occurred worldwide in 2012, with breast cancer being the largest cause of cancer-related mortality for women with almost 500,000 reported deaths. While the survival […]

Why I started my Grassroot Non-profit Organization Angel in Disguise inc. after my Metastatic Diagnosis

In 2011, I became a metastatic breast cancer patient after an initial diagnosis in 2003. I had no clue what it meant to be “metastatic” and everything that was attached […]