Tag Archives: first person breast cancer patient story

Women Share Their Stories: Breast Implants ‘Gave Me Cancer’

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Raylene Hollrah was 33, with a young daughter, when she learned she had breast cancer. She made a difficult decision, one she hoped would save her life: She had her breasts removed, underwent grueling chemotherapy and then had reconstructive surgery. … Continue reading →

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Science is Why My Cancer Diagnosis Isn’t a Death Sentence

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

We want to share a compelling, provocative first person narrative essay, from Justine Henning, appearing in Vox.com. Ms. Henning is the co-founder and director of programming at Math4Science Inc. Her writing also appears in the New York Times, Slate, and … Continue reading →

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‘Breast Cancer Taught Me Much More About Life Than It Did Death, Although I Learned a Lot About That, Too’

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In this beautiful first person account appearing in The New Yorker, Kate Bolick, author of Spinster: Making A Life of One’s Own, begins her story: For most of my life, I had only one memory of my mother’s first mastectomy: … Continue reading →

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Joan Lunden Paints Picture of Breast Cancer From the Patient Perspective

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Joan Lunden spoke powerfully and from the heart during her keynote address before an audience of medical, surgical, radiation oncologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, researchers, and other health care professionals interested in the treatment of patients with breast cancer, … Continue reading →

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As I Lay Dying: Challenging Breast Cancer’s Cliches & Metastatic Database Void

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

“I am dying, literally, at my home in Hollywood, of metastatic breast cancer, the only kind of breast cancer that kills. For six years I’ve known I was going to die. I just didn’t know when.” Thus begins a column … Continue reading →

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Cancerese: Coming To Terms With The Terminology of Cancer, Or Moving Beyond

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” This, one of English writer Rudyard Kipling’s most famous quotes, is from a speech Kipling presented in 1923 to the Royal College of Surgeons in London. He metaphorically compares … Continue reading →

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A Patient Speaks: 11 Invaluable Lessons I Learned From Having Breast Cancer

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In a first-person account appearing in the Huffington Post, breast cancer thriver Peggy Nolan—also described as a “sacred bad-ass warrior, vanquisher of fear, and slayer of doubt” who loves helping others move forward—shares invaluable lessons to reduce your risk of … Continue reading →

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Joan Lunden’s Advice About Breast Cancer: There Are No Shortcuts in Treatment

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Joan Lunden, in the midst of her care and treatment after a breast cancer diagnosis, takes questions from fans on Access Hollywood Live in New York: What’s Joan’s secret for keeping her spirits up through her treatment journey? And, did … Continue reading →

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