Surgical lymphedema treatment: 8 things to know

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Lymphedema is an issue many of our readers struggle with. MD Anderson posted an article in their June 2022 Cancerwise issue that you will find helpful. READ THE ARTICLE HERE As most of you know our founder Terry Arnold has undergone surgery for her lymphedema, first...

SPIN For a Cause

Events, General

UPDATE: The event was well attended and raised over $12,000! In honor of Deanna Ireland (Balerno), sister of AIG employee Chelsea Thorpe and dear friend to many, the family of Deanna has created an event that will help fund inflammatory breast cancer research. SPIN...

Educational and Advocate Opportunities in December 2022

Education, General

I want to share an educational opportunity. There is an international IBC consortium that meets every other year. This year the conference is to be hosted by MD Anderson in Houston, Texas in early December, just prior to the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium,...

Marissa’s Story

General, Stories of Hope - App

Age Diagnosed with IBC: 27 Year of Diagnosis: 2015 Current Status: NED/Remission I was diagnosed 5 weeks after giving birth to my daughter. My cancer presented itself 3 weeks prior to delivery. I had what looked like two bug bites on my left breast that hurt very bad...

Current Standard of Care

General, Patient Resources, Physician Resources

Although published in 2017, these papers are still viewed as the current standard of care. They are reviewed regularly and were last reviewed December 4 – 5, 2022 at the International IBC Conference hosted in Houston, TX at MD Anderson. The links to the papers,...