Dealing With Holiday Stress and IBC

General, Guest Blog

Guest Blog by Martha Van Dam, MS, LMHC, NCC Holidays can be times of excitement and happiness, but they can also be times of extra stress and pressure, especially when dealing with cancer or recovering from cancer. Please take care of yourself during this busy time...

Simple Mastectomy or Modified Radical Mastectomy for Stage 4 IBC

General, Patient Resources, Physician Resources

There is ongoing discussion regarding the role of modified radical mastectomy (MRM) in patients with de novo stage IV inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). Terry Arnold, founder of The IBC Network Foundation reached out to Dr. Anthony Lucci, the leading IBC expert on...

Surgical lymphedema treatment: 8 things to know

Uncategorized

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,...