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End of Life: Managing Relationships

Deciding If or When to Stop Treatment

End of Life: Working Through the Emotions

20 Metastatic Breast Cancer Terms to Know

How to Talk to Your Employer about Metastatic Cancer

Metastatic Cancer and Your Work Life

Talking to Family & Friends about Your Diagnosis

How to Ask For and Accept Help

Your Feelings about Your Diagnosis

Taking a Break from Treatment

Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer

Metastatic Cancer Treatment Choices

Metastatic Symptoms and Diagnosis

What is Metastatic Breast Cancer?

Meditation

Yoga

Maintaining and Fostering Hope

Finding Meaning in Breast Cancer

Fear of Return of Breast Cancer

Questions to Ask your Doctor about Hormonal Therapy

Pregnancy After Treatment

Fertility After Active Treatment

Exercise

Questions to ask your doctor about treatment choices

Questions to Ask your Doctor about Reconstruction

Questions to Ask your Doctor about Radiation

Questions to Ask your doctor about Chemotherapy

Spirituality and Religious Practices

Intimacy, Dating & Relationship Concerns

Hot Flashes

Constipation

Changes in Sexual Desire

Changes in Sex Life

Urinary Changes

Breast Reconstruction

Relaxation Techniques

Your Medicines

Preventing Heart Disease

Bone Health (Osteoporosis)

Fertility During Treatment

Insomnia (Difficulty Sleeping)

Fatigue

Nutrition

Pain

Lymphedema (Swelling of the Arms)

Support Groups

How Can Forge Help?

Genetics and Breast Cancer

Talking to Friends & Family About Your Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Journaling

Organizing your Medical Records

Managing the Costs of a Cancer Diagnosis

Breast Cancer and Your Job

Breast Cancer & Body Image Concerns

Fertility Discussions Before Treatment

Cancer Fighting Food in Season: Strawberries

Types of Breast Cancer

Questions to Ask Your Doctor at Diagnosis

Managing your Fears

Breast Cancer Treatment Options

Breast Cancer 101

A Partnership through Storytelling

4 Tips to Keep Your Immune System Strong and Balanced

Forge Volunteer Dianne Riley selected as Consumer Advocate for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program for Department of Defense

10 “Lucky” Foods to Kick off the New Year

Offering Strength, Providing Resources, and Building a Community Together

Cooking with Laura: Maple Dijon Brussels Sprouts & Radishes

A Co-Survivor Reflects

Nutrition During and After Breast Cancer Treatment

Cooking with Laura: Bite Size Banana Oat Muffins

Creative Writing: Life as a Metaphor

Q&A with Laura

Bird Watching & Mindfulness

Q&A with Sommerville

Wings of Hope

Cancer Changes Everything

October is not a Cure

A Grateful Co-Survivor

My Story

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