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Getting involved can be rewarding and impact the lives of others. Whether you sign up to volunteer, share your story, make a donation, or raise funds to support Living Beyond Breast Cancer, you can make a difference.
Share Your StoryWe believe there is power in telling your story and sharing your experience. It’s not only good for you, but it also may help others facing a new experience or feeling alone. We feature the many different voices of breast cancer on our blog. You can write your own story or get help from a Living Beyond Breast Cancer staff person.
VolunteerVolunteers play an important role in helping us do what we do. We have many different opportunities available, from assisting in our office and distributing materials in your community, to serving as peer support on our Breast Cancer Helpline.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities.
Give BackLiving Beyond Breast Cancer fulfills its mission through the generous support of individuals, corporations, and foundations. Every donation makes a difference and helps us continue our support, education and advocacy efforts.
- Learn
- The Basics
- Types of Breast Cancer
- DCIS and LCIS
- Hormone Receptor-Positive
- HER2-Positive
- Triple-Negative
- Metastatic
- How Breast Cancer Metastasizes
- What Makes Metastatic Breast Cancer Different
- Feelings of Loss
- Bone Metastases
- Brain Metastases
- Liver Metastases
- Lung Metastases
- Diagnosis and Testing
- Treatments and Research
- Side Effects
- Bone Health and MBC
- Bone Pain and MBC
- Chemobrain
- Depression and Anxiety and MBC
- Hair Loss and MBC
- Hand-Foot Syndrome and MBC
- Heart Health and MBC
- Insomnia and Fatigue and MBC
- Menopausal Symptoms and MBC
- Mouth Sores and MBC
- Nail and Skin Changes and MBC
- Nausea and Vomiting and MBC
- Neuropathy and MBC
- Neutropenia and MBC
- Pain and MBC
- Sexual Side Effects
- Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Inflammatory
- Lobular
- Diagnosis and Testing
- Treatments and Research
- Getting a Second Opinion
- Clinical Trials
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Targeted Therapy
- Hormonal Therapy
- Biosimilars
- Breast Reconstruction
- Complementary Therapy
- Yoga and Breast Cancer
- Side Effects
- Anemia
- Why Fear of Recurrence Happens
- Common Fear of Recurrence Triggers
- Managing Your Fear of Recurrence
- Getting Support for Fears of Recurrence
- Bone Loss
- Bone Pain
- Chemobrain
- Depression and Anxiety
- Diarrhea
- Fear of Recurrence
- Hair Loss
- Hand-Foot Syndrome
- Heart Health
- High Cholesterol
- Insomnia and Fatigue
- Lymphedema
- Menopausal Symptoms
- Mouth Sores
- Nail and Skin Changes
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Neuropathy
- Neutropenia
- Pain
- Secondary Cancers
- Sexual Side Effects
- Weight Gain
- Weight Loss
- Living With Breast Cancer
- Body Image
- Bone Health Basics
- Treatments and Your Bone Health
- Bone Health Tests
- Improving Bone Health
- Medicines To Protect Bones
- Diet, Nutrition and Exercise
- Making Meals Healthy
- Tips for Healthy Eating
- Emotional Health
- Fear of Recurrence
- Fertility and Breast Cancer
- Genetics and Family Risk
- Job and Financial Concerns
- Breast Cancer and the Workplace
- Telling Employers and Coworkers About Your Diagnosis
- Work Accommodations and Disability Benefits
- Offsetting the “Hidden Costs” of Breast Cancer
- Getting Organized for Health Insurance
- Private, State and Federal Insurance
- Navigating Your Heatlh Insurance
- Dealing With a Claim Denial
- Other Ways to Get Insurance
- Financial Planning
- What is the ACA?
- Sex and Intimacy
- Birth Control and Breast Cancer
- Maintaining Sexual Life
- If You Feel Pain During Sex
- Sexual Side Effects
- Body Image and Sexuality
- Improving Sexual Health With Medical Approaches
- Improving Sexual Health With Self Care
- Talking With Your Partner About Sex and Intimacy
- Talking With Your Healthcare Team About Sex and Intimacy
- Signs of Recurrence
- Learning from Others
- Additional Resources
- Get Support
- How You Can Help
- News & Opinion