- October 14, 2016
Tags: body image, BMI, Downers Grove, the advocate nurse, weight, Sarah Katula, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
When it comes to these types of discussions, less is more.
- October 14, 2016
Tags: stories of the girls, Dr. Stephen Grossman, technology, breast cancer, mammogram, Advocate Sherman Hospital
Advances in technology have vastly improved the ability to detect and treat breast cancer. A radiologist explains some of the tools physicians use.
- October 13, 2016
Tags: Check Your Girls, the advocate nurse, Look Good Feel Better, hair loss, stories of the girls, breast cancer, Advocate Christ Medical Center, chemotherapy, American Cancer Society, radiation
The physical changes that cancer patients undergo can often challenge their self-identity. Learn how one program is helping.
- October 12, 2016
Tags: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, stories of the girls, Barrington, Mom, family, diagnosis, mammogram, breast cancer, cancer
Abby Gage had breast cancer and wants to help other women who are going through the scary, whirlwind experience.
- October 11, 2016
Tags: parenting, mental health, Rushia Butler, Hazel Crest, family medicine, body image, Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Undergoing treatment can be stressful and isolating. Find out why more women are turning to the internet for support.
- October 10, 2016
For one mom the question of how she was going to tell her kids about her diagnosis was harder than the diagnosis itself. She shares her story.
- October 10, 2016
Four years after finishing cancer treatment, Lauren Truelock shares what she learned along the way.
















