| Letter from the Editor-in-Chief |
| What Breast Cancer Patients Need When Treatment Ends |
| Breastcancer.org founder Marisa Weiss, MD, talks with Healthline’s Robin Hough about the “quiet phase” after breast cancer treatment, and why patients should tell their doctors about GLP-1, supplement, and cannabis use. |
Happy weekend, Healthliners. As part of our Breast Cancer Awareness Month coverage, I got to sit down with breast oncologist and Breastcancer.org founder Dr. Marisa Weiss to get her informed opinion on the state of advocacy and care, including why there continue to be gaps in the “quiet phase” after treatment ends.
All too often in this after-phase, patients are left with questions about everything from side effects to work, to talking to their kids, and many quietly try GLP-1s, supplements, and cannabis treatments without telling their doctors for fear of judgment, even though some can have complicated interactions with cancer medicines.
Dr. Weiss - who has treated breast cancer patients for more than 30 years and describes herself as a “dual citizen” having also survived a breast cancer diagnosis - shares a number of practical tips for those receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. You can read all of them in the piece, but one of them is to do your research in advance with reputable sources for trusted health information - and yes, I’d of course suggest Healthline and Breastcancer.org for those needs!
You can read the interview in full here and, as ever, let me know what you think by emailing me.
Wishing you a restorative weekend and a healthy week ahead.
Robin
P.S. If breast cancer has touched your life, know that you are not alone. Healthline’s wonderful Bezzy Breast Cancer Community is a space for peer support, feel-good stories, and advice in a welcoming, stigma-free environment when your lived experience is seen, heard, and valued. |
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