Read here blogs of the OWise team. The team, all scientists, discuss topics that may be of interest to you. Thus far the topics have been highlighted by our close collaborators including patients, carers, cancer clinicians, support workers and other health care professionals. If you have suggestions for an interesting blog, please get in touch with us!
Carly Moosah discusses the grief that a breast cancer diagnosis brings with it and how acknowledging it can help you to heal.
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While not always discussed in the Doctor’s office, breast cancer treatment can significantly impact on your sexual and intimate life.
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This blog explains why breast cancer treatments can cause mouth problems, common oral complications, and how to manage oral side effects.
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Let us take you through menopause induced by breast cancer treatment and how to deal with menopausal side effects.
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Coming to the end of your active treatment period for breast cancer? This blog explores how to manage the new changes during this time.
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Here we look in depth at metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, the treatments available and potential side effects.
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Find out exactly what hormones have to do with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and how they can affect your treatment plan.
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HER2-low is a new way to characterize breast cancer. This blog will cover HER2-low by delving into what it is and how it is treated.
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Learn how exercise can help manage breast cancer-related challenges and expert advice on staying active during and after treatment.
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Chemotherapy is a treatment for breast cancer. Learn how to navigate nerve damage caused by chemotherapy, known as peripheral neuropathy.
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Let us take you through how to check your breasts, the key signs to look out for, and the process of breast cancer diagnosis.
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Chemotherapy is a treatment for breast cancer. Learn how chemotherapy works, the different types and what to expect from treatment.
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Chemotherapy is a treatment for breast cancer. Take steps to manage your health and well-being to navigate chemotherapy treatment safely.
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Metastatic breast cancer occurs when cancer spreads beyond the breast and lymph nodes, to other parts of the body.
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Immunotherapy boosts the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. This blog covers types of immunotherapy for breast cancer.
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It can be difficult to understand the information about your breast cancer diagnosis, this blog will break it down for you.
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A blog written by Carly Moosah listing 15 things she wishes she’d have known when first diagnosed with breast cancer.
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If you have Triple Negative breast cancer, find out exactly what triple negative is and how it can affect your treatment plan.
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Tamoxifen is one of the widely prescribed breast cancer treatments for premenopausal women.But, did you know that the effectiveness of this drug can be boosted or compromised based on everyday foods and drinks?
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In this blog, the Breast Advocate® team discuss the process of choosing to go flat after breast cancer surgery.
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In this blog we explain how tamoxifen works, common side effects and management strategies to help deal with these.
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Self advocacy and being an active participant in your health care team is a process. Useful approaches may vary between individuals. This blog aims to help those who wish to further participate and have a more active role in their own care but feel unsure how to begin.
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Cancer-related fatigue is a common and weakening side effects of cancer. People with cancer know what being tired normally feels like; this feeling of fatigue is different.
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BRCA is one of the most well-known genes influencing the risk of cancer. Explore exactly what it is, the associated risk of breast cancer, and treatments in development to target these genes.
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