
Biosimilar Medicines: What They Are and What’s in the Pipeline for Breast Cancer
By Jamie DePolo on March 30th, 2017 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsYou may have read or heard about biosimilar medicines in news stories. Many experts think they may allow more people to have access to treatments for cancer and other diseases. But what exactly is a biosimilar medicine, and how do we know one is as safe and effective as the original drug?
In this blog, we’ll address some of the questions that our visitors have …

Who Knew? Managing Privacy in Your Social Circle
By Rosie Mankes on March 2nd, 2017 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyAfter multiple scans, biopsies, lumpectomies, and a diagnosis of an early-stage breast cancer, I asked the doctor in charge of my breasts at the time, “Why me?” To which she responded, “I don’t know, Rosie, you just have shitty breasts.” Nice answer, and the impetus to change practices!
The following month as I was preparing to begin radiation treatment, I received a call from the …