This month, we highlight advice from experts about how to manage sleep problems, anxiety, depression, and mental health while living with and receiving treatment for MBC. Explore clinical trials that are studying ways to reduce these side effects.
This month, we highlight advice from experts about how to manage hair loss and body image concerns. Explore clinical trials that are studying ways to reduce these side effects.
Clinical trials are studying ways to improve the mental health of people living with MBC and may help you deal with toxic positivity. Click to read about toxic positivity, for support in allowing yourself to experience genuine emotions, and to find relevant clinical trials.
This month, we are starting a series highlighting non-treatment (or non-interventional) trials, beginning with trials that study ways to prevent, reduce, or manage side effects.
Learn how to manage comorbidities while living with MBC and see a list of clinical trials that study comorbidities in people with MBC.
Read about how other health conditions you may have, called comorbidities, affect trial participation, as well as efforts to include more people with comorbidities in trials.
Treatments for metastatic cancer can affect a person’s body image. Find relevant research and read about how some MBC patients think about body image and make choices.
Depression is common after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, whether caused by treatment or emotional stress. To learn more about depression after a metastatic diagnosis and the impact of seeking support, check out the links in this issue.
Anxiety is a common part of living with metastatic breast cancer. If you find yourself feeling more stressed than normal, you’re not alone. Plus, you’re living with MBC in the midst of unpredictable transitions related to COVID-19.
Below, listen to a podcast on managing loneliness and anxiety when you may not be near your friends and family, or watch a video on anxiety and depression after a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer. If you’re feeling anxious, you’ll find links with tips for coping with anxiety.
