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- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
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What to Say and What NOT to Say to a Friend with Cancer
When a friend loses a loved one to cancer, it can be hard to know what to say. What do you say to a person in mou ing? How can you comfort them? What can you possibly say that won’t sound empty and lame?
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The BRCA Gene and Mutations
Everyone has the BRCA gene.
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Advice From a Genetic Counselor
Olivia Juarez is a Pediatric Genetic Counselor at the Children’s Hospital of San Antonia. She graduated from Emory University School of Medicine with a Master of Medical Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling. We asked her a few questions about genetic testing, and here is what she had to say. Who should consider genetic testing?
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Fertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth with Cancer
No one ever said pregnancy or parenthood was easy, but how do you deal with cancer on top of it all? According to the American Cancer Society, many women are able to become pregnant after cancer treatments, but there are some treatments that make pregnancy difficult to achieve. While cases vary, and it is always best to discuss your options with your medical team, it’s important to know there is hope. NANCY
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Strong and Brave? Or Tired and Scared?
People undergoing cancer treatments or prophylactic surgeries due to genetic mutations are often referred to as warriors, fighting a battle. They are told how brave or strong they are, or that they are an inspiration. We asked a group of people how they felt about these comments. The majority would rather this language not be used. For some it made them uncomfortable, and for many, they felt it made it worse. But others said it boosted them and made them feel validated.
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Stop Asking Women When They Are Going to Have a Baby
Guest blog from The IBC Network Foundation website: I don’t know if it will ever go away. That sting the question brings. When’s the next one? Doesn’t she want a sister? She does. She wants someone to love and to play with but I can’t give her that. The questions make my stomach turn and that night I cry into my husband’s t-shirt until I’m too numb to cry anymore. I push it down, I swallow the despair, and I move on. Until the next question comes along. Doesn’t he want kids? Doesn’t he want one of his own?
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Contacting IBC Network Foundation
Terry A
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The IBC Network Foundation
P. O. Box 908
Friendswood, TX 77546
Ph. 832-481-3552
Email: Terry@theibcnetwork.org
How to get started
My current goal is to bring Inflammatory Breast Cancer "an orphaned disease" into the limelight and encourageeducation and funding of research for this highly fatal over 100 year old form of breast cancer. I am so passionate aboutthis I run the IBC Network Foundation full time, without a salary.