Information about breast cancer
What does a breast nurse do?
In a breast clinic, the breast nurse is the central guide through the entire journey of each patient with breast cancer. A breast clinic is a well-functioning network of experts, including doctors, nurses, physical therapists, psychologists, dieticians, social workers..., who work together in a multidisciplinary way around breast conditions and breast cancer in particular.
Patients with a suspected breast lesion can visit a breast clinic the very day after learning the bad news, with both a doctor and, as soon as possible, a breast nurse. In five days, the necessary tests are performed to gain insight into the tumor, and the breast nurse follows up with them throughout the process. Breast nurses provide explanations for what the doctors communicate, so that the patient has a good understanding of where he or she stands. This information is always given on paper so that people can read it again at home. Throughout the treatment plan, the breast nurse remains the patient's point of contact. Even when patients are recovering from the procedure at home.
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Veerle's husband had breast cancer
Breast cancer in men is a rare disease. It sits in a shadowy corner and Joachim and I both do our best to get that out. "It can be tough to have to explain yet again to the pharmacist that yes, that hormone treatment is really for your husband and not for you."
Walking improves quality of life after breast cancer
Women who have had breast cancer often struggle with the effects of treatment for a long time. New Belgian research shows that regular exercise and mindfulness improves their quality of life.
Antihormone therapy: the story of the blip and the bump
Inne was diagnosed with a precursor breast cancer - DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ - when she was 36 in 2015 - what followed was a course of mastectomy and antihormone medication. The antihormone therapy was prescribed because the tumor was hormone sensitive. For five years, Inne had to take one pill a day. Now that 1.5 years have already passed since the end of that therapy, Inne tells her personal story about her treatment and the effects of the antihormone therapy. Inne realizes that the medication maximized her chances for the future and still calls the treatment the story of "the blip and the bump.
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