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Story 04/28/22

Financial burden in the time of COVID: Taressa Hall

When Taressa Hall experienced undue hardships during the Covid-19 pandemic, which severely delayed her breast cancer treatment and landed her in financial uncertainty, she had to find a new way ...

Story 08/25/21

COVID-19 vaccine boosters for people in breast cancer treatment, with Pallav Mehta, MD

Living Beyond Breast Cancer CEO Jean A. Sachs, MSS, MLSP, speaks with medical oncologist Pallav Mehta, MD, about who is eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot, whom to ask if you think you should ...

Story 02/18/21

COVID-19 vaccination for people with cancer, with Steven Pergam, MD, MPH

LBBC spoke to co-leader of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network COVID-19 Vaccine Committee Steven A. Pergam, MD, MPH, about how the COVID-19 vaccines work in and affect people with breast ...

Story 05/21/20

How to preserve your fertility during the COVID-19 pandemic

LBBC spoke with reproductive endocrinologist Terri Lynn Woodard, MD, about fertility preservation guidelines, differences in access nationwide, and how to get help if you can’t find services ...

Story 05/18/20

Race, breast cancer, and COVID-19

Celeste Vaughan-Briggs, LCSW, discusses trauma-informed breast cancer care, disparities in health care and medical outcomes, and practical advice for Black women concerned about the level of care ...

Story 05/11/20

Managing lymphedema during the coronavirus outbreak

LBBC spoke with Crystal Champion, PT, DPT, CLT-ALM, Cert. DN, a certified lymphedema therapist about how lymphedema care has been affected by COVID-19 and what precautions therapists are taking ...

Story 05/08/20

What to expect from a virtual appointment

Breast cancer patients share their experiences with telemedicine and tips for how you can best prepare for an online appointment.

Story 05/06/20

How the coronavirus affects early-stage breast cancer treatment

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected breast cancer care, from surgery to radiation to chemotherapy/targeted therapy to fertility preservation.

Story 04/16/20

Living in limbo: When cancer and COVID-19 collide

Janice Cowden was scheduled for a scan to monitor her metastatic breast cancer in March 2020, but COVID-19 delayed her visit for months.

Story 04/07/20

Tools in the coping toolkit

Lynn Folkman Auspitz shares the coping tools in her toolkit that helped her through early-stage breast cancer diagnosis and that are helping her during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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