Janice Cowden

Providing P2P support is advocating in my mind! Thank you for being there, Deb, we all need to be heard.

One doesn’t have to be early stage to feel “imposter syndrome.” I’m amongst ~1-2% of people dx w/ stage 4 metastatic breast cancer (OligoMBC, tnbc) who’s NED & on no tx for 8.5 yrs. I’ve lost far too many friends over the yrs to stop advocating & sharing. It honors their life & legacy & offers hope.

#METAvivor #MetastaticBreastCancer #Transparency #ThankYou #DonorPolicy

Time to Reconsider MRI to Detect Asymptomatic Brain Mets in Breast Cancer? Initial MRI showed asymptomatic brain lesions in 14% of patients, increasing to 25% at 6 months

THIS‼️
🔺brain mets occur in 15 - 30% of MBC pts; ⬆️ in #TNBC & #HER2+
🔺delayed MRI=⬆️ adv disease, req. ⬆️WBR & ⬆️ dx LMD
🔺earlier det=earlier intervention = better outcomes for pts
”.. maybe we should be routinely performing brain MRIs in those patients”💡
#bcsm
#BCBM
www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyon...

Spent the past 5 days with an incredible group of #advocates @ the 2025 Bag It Cancer #EscapeToThrive2025 leadership conference in Tucson, AZ. Miraval Resort & Spa was the ideal spot to #restore, #refresh, & #rejuvenate!

Honored to serve on this study with an incredible group of patient advocates & @ascocancer.bsky.social leaders!

Thanks to the patient advocates who serve on our @ascocancer.bsky.social CDK study advisory group and data safety monitoring committee. @janicetnbcmets.bsky.social @paspears88.bsky.social connection.asco.org/do/empowerin...

Finding the Magic, Just in Time Clare Cory was 59 years old and had been single almost her whole life. She thought her love story was over. Then everything changed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/p... Amazing story from a stage IV inflammatory breast cancer patient about finding love. #IBC #oncsky #cansky

Happening tonight: Tuesday 1/14/25, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET ~ #TumorBoardTuesday (#TBT) - HR+ #MBC! Join @zoezhang.bsky.social & @dr-rshatsky.bsky.social for this great educational session!
#bcsm
#PatientAdvocate

#OncoSky #CanSky Listen up!! For those who used to enjoy Tumor Board Tuesday #TBT. We have been speaking to the wonderful Dr. P @mpishvaian.bsky.social and we will be starting some Tumor Board Tuesday “Sky Chats” over here soon! Stay tuned! #TBT is a wonderful learning/CME resource!!! #bcsm

That’s great! I know many of us are still using Twitter regularly! (Me included)

Hello all, wanted to let you know about a fantastic interactive learning opportunity! This Tuesday the 14th my lovely fellow and I will be presenting Tumor board Tuesday #TBT about new developments in HR+ MBC! It will be 5pm pacific, 8pm eastern! #bcsm #OncSky #CanSky #MedSky #breastcancer #MBC

Thanks for the tag @dr-rshatsky.bsky.social, will share & try my best to be there!

Especially important for our #oncosky community due to weakened immunity to infections.

Please read this excellent educational public health tgread by @tmprowell.bsky.social

📑 benefits of P2P online support, “..most reported was being better informed…a predominant aspect of group participation is the exchange of info, the sharing of knowledge related to the disease, tx methods, or rec.”https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00520-024-09119-5.pdf
#bcsm
#cancer

Tried hard to stay off SoMe during family time/holidays, & missed seeing the X post on 1/3, found it this a.m., & admittedly reeling a bit. Didn’t expect this, so damn 💔‼️ Hate MBC so, SO much 😢

Lori Carey lived long on Enhertu. She was a wealth of knowledge about getting thru its rough start and the photographer of some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve seen. I hope she got to say goodbye to those she loved and that Rebel was by her side too💔 #cansky #cancer #Stage4NeedsMore

Happy New Year from OncoAlert

@doublewhammied.bsky.social
@janicetnbcmets.bsky.social
@kjankovic.bsky.social
@seanmmcbride.bsky.social
@icromeattini.bsky.social
@jdmunter.bsky.social
@achoud72.bsky.social
@jesusanampa.bsky.social
@weoncologists.bsky.social

Reg for METAvivor Ground Swell is open. Share your story/exp, educate lawmakers who serve you in DC, make an impact, 👊 change advocating for policies that benefit all dx w/ & impacted by #metastaticbreastcancer, & 📣 need to ⬆️ 💲for MBC #research!
#bcsm
donate.metavivor.org/event/2025-g...

Taking a SoMe break for the holidays, spending time with family! Wishing everyone a holiday season filled with love, light, joy, & cherished moments with those you hold dear. See you in 2025!
Thankful for the #bcsm community!
#HappyHolidays 
#Gratitude

#2SLGBTQIA young adult #cancer study in Canada #oncosky #cansky

It’s a privilege to be part of this meaningful work!
The ASCO CDK Dosing Study has the potential to reshape clinical practice for older adults w/ #metastaticbreastcancer. Thnx to PCORI for funding this impactful project.
@therightdose.bsky.social
@oncoalert.bsky.social
#bcsm
#DoseOptimization
#QoL

I’m in the US, haven’t heard of him or his podcast, but will check it out. Thanks for sharing!

Normal breast tissues harbour rare populations of aneuploid epithelial cells - PubMed Aneuploid epithelial cells are common in breast cancer^1,2; however, their presence in normal breast tissues is not well understood. To address this question, we applied single-cell DNA sequ...

Loving tumor heterogeneity session at #SABCS24! Talk by Nick Navin w/ cool implications for #lobular BrCa tumorigenesis.

In healthy breast cells, 16q/CDH1 loss common (~8% of cells from 49 patients), led to luminal clonal outgrowth... earliest precursors of ILC???

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39567687/

Kicking off #SABCS24 w/ imp topics, communicating a MBC dx with pts, disease progression & prognosis, about #clinicaltrials. The Do’s & Don’ts.
#metastaticbreastcancer
#AdvancedBC
#bcsm
@sabcs.bsky.social
@mbcalliance
@ABCGlobalAll

View from the Marriott Rivercenter! All is calm, all is bright ~ the action begins tomorrow! Excited for another fabulous week of education, information, & connection at #SABCS24!
Let’s do this!
#bcsm
@oncoalert.bsky.social
#metastaticbreastcancer
#PatientAdvocates
@sabcs.bsky.social

✈️ Tampa —>Houston for BCM researcher/lab visits today, now 🚌 Houston—>San Antonio via Vonlane (fancy bus) w/ @amybeumer.bsky.social
See you soon @sabcs.bsky.social!!
#bcsm
@oncoalert.bsky.social
#SABCS24

If you haven't already checked out @cancercaremascc.bsky.social - it's an entire global organization of clinicians, researchers, and even advocates focused on trying to #MakeCancerLessShitty
#Cansky #SuppOnc #hpm #SurvOnc

Can men get breast cancer? 10 things to know Breast cancer is often thought of as a woman’s disease. But men can get breast cancer, too. Breast medical oncologist Sharon Giordano, M.D., shares insights about male breast cancer.

This is the best explanation of breast cancer in men published to date.

www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/m...

#Cansky #Oncosky #CancerBS

Unfortunately relatable in so many areas - alkaline water, sugar, special diets, alternative, unproven “therapeutic” protocols, & let’s not forget coffee enemas 😳
All the 🤬 😡😤 feels about charlatans who promote these (incl other #cancer patients)
#Oncosky
#Cansky
#bcsm
#metastaticbreastcancer