For many of us, mastectomy is a necessary medical procedure that some women have to go through. But what does a mastectomy really mean for women who have undergone the
Read MoreAs busy mums, we put ourselves and our needs last on a daily basis. It is not uncommon to ignore some body changes and aches when they occur. For a woman, ignoring
Read MoreGet your tissues ladies! This will get you right in the feels… Carla contacted us and asked if we could share her video. We were all leaking from the eyeballs
Read More*This post is brought to you by Dishmatic. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This October, EasyDo Products Ltd, manufacturers of the Dishmatic range of dispensing fillable and refillable washing
Read MoreBreast cancer patients will now have a greater fighting chance against the killer disease after a vaccine has been developed to treat a common form of the disease. A trial
Read MoreResearchers have found 72 new genetic breast cancer markers, making possible a new range of treatments, risk-reduction medications and more effective screening. Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench, who led the study, told Ten Eyewitness
Read MoreA mother is suing her healthcare providers, claiming that doctors and nurses performed unnecessary hysterectomy and double mastectomy. Mum-of-two Elisha Cooke-Moore, 36, from Gold Beach, Oregon in the US, has filed
Read MoreA mother has revealed the devastating moment she almost lost her life to a flesh-eating bug after a double mastectomy which she thought would preserve her health. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Read MoreWomen who have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer will have a chance to get free genetic tests next month to know if they are at risk of developing these diseases.
Read MoreThe McGrath Foundation has 117 Breast Care Nurses throughout Australia (we even have one right here in Gympie!). These AMAZING nurses are invaluable in supporting women and men going
Read MoreA woman has made a powerful post slamming Facebook’s breast cancer awareness campaign that urges people online to put a heart on a female friend’s Facebook wall. Fe Lumsdaine, from
Read MoreA mother, who has no family history of cancer, has urged women to get early breast cancer screenings after she was diagnosed with the disease while 34 weeks pregnant. Former Southern
Read MoreA 36-year-old mother from Kent has defied medical advice in refusing surgery for her recently diagnosed breast cancer. The mum-of-four says she intends to cure the potential fatal disease through a
Read MoreA mother has opened up about how she ignored a lump in her breast, saying she was too ‘busy’ to have it checked, that led to her terminal cancer. Mum-of-three Melissa
Read MoreA mother has shared her heartwarming story of her battle with an aggressive breast cancer while pregnant. Mum, Priscilla Carbone, 34, from Lysterfield, was shocked when at 15 weeks pregnant, she was
Read MoreA woman who had preemptive mastectomy has created a powerful book containing photos of herself and other breast cancer survivors to tell their amazing stories. At 29 years old, Katelyn
Read MoreA woman in the US has shaved and tattoed her head to support her mother who completed chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, who also decided to get the same tattoo. Victoria
Read MoreOne of the most well-known symptoms of breast cancer is a lump on the breast, and this is something that women are always being encouraged to look for in regular
Read MoreWhen it comes to breast cancer awareness, we all know the importance of self-examination. But as busy mums and wives, that 5 minutes to ‘touch yourself’ can be hard to
Read MoreIf you’ve opened Facebook in the last week, chances are you would’ve been greeted by at least a handful of your female (and maybe a few of your pro-active male)
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