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Em Bennett

@TheEmBennett

Breast Cancer survivor and advocate dreaming of ways to spread goodness and inspire others to control what we can for our health.

 Colorado, USA
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Joined April 2018
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I had #breastcancer. As in past tense, but it is still a very real part of my everyday. I don’t know how the heck to live this life, but I’m giving it my best shot. #choosejoy #bereal #bekind xitter.gq/breastadvocate/status/…
Breast Advocate (@BreastAdvocate) profile pictureBreast Advocate@BreastAdvocate3 Jul 2018
"Be real. Be you. It’s enough. Because having #cancer, and navigating survivorship, are both hard enough. No one should feel pressured to smile her/his way through either one." @NancysPoint #breastcancer #bcsm bit.ly/2GN1Dzv
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Always be an advocate for your health. Even when it’s as obvious as this situation 👇👇👇, serious issues can be overlooked.
Tori Geib (@ChefGeib) profile pictureTori Geib@ChefGeib18 Jan 2020
Rant: I am amazed that in 2020, a PCP would look at a 27 yo patient with a growing breast lump (who has 6 #MBC and two stage 3 BC cases in 3 generations with a #BRCA2 mutation - 3 of which were under 40) and say “you’re too young for breast cancer, don’t worry about it” 🤬 #AYA
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Taking the aromatase inhibitor Arimidex for 5 years was shown to reduce the risk of #breastcancer in postmenopausal women at higher risk, even years after they stopped taking the medicine - appears to be more effective than tamoxifen, Dr. Jack Cuzick of @QMUL said at #SABCS19
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Plus all of those journals. 😂 #Truth
The Cancer Patient (@ogcancerpatient) profile pictureThe Cancer Patient@ogcancerpatient25 Nov 2019
Me: *gets cancer* Everybody: *gives me a fucking coloring book*
Non-cancer person: “You’ve finished #cancertreatment why don’t you move on with your life & leave cancer behind you?” Me: “Because if it wasn’t for those of us who’d been there, there wouldn’t be the same awareness, support, advice & community that there is for others with it.”
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I was told the same thing, but my instincts told me otherwise and I didn’t stop at the first Drs recommendation for a follow-up appt in 4 months. Trust yourself!
Breastcancer.org (@Breastcancerorg) profile pictureBreastcancer.org
@Breastcancerorg16 Aug 2019
"I think one of the reasons my lump was dismissed for so long is that it hurt, I was often told, 'It's fine, [because] breast cancer doesn’t hurt.' But mine was very painful." Have you heard this myth? foxnews.com/health/mom-block…

Mom diagnosed with breast cancer after being told lump was 'blocked milk duct'

Corby said being dismissed so many times made the diagnosis harder to take.

foxnews.com
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Grateful for my #breastie! Sending me love and laughs as we navigate this new life together. #breastcancer
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At my bone density scan today, when asked to verify my date of birth, I replied with, “too young for a bone density test.” Too freaking young. 🖕🖕🖕 #breastcancer
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“I love your hair, who is your stylist?” “Chemo.” “Oh.”
Thanks Cancer! (@ThanksCancer) profile pictureThanks Cancer!@ThanksCancer25 Jul 2019
Cancer muggle: you look great! Have you lost weight?! What’s your secret? Me: cancer. CM: .... Me: .... #cancermuggle #cancerperks
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Don't forget to perform your monthly self-breast exam! #FridayFeeling #bcsm #breastcancer
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In the last 2 weeks I have told 9 women they have cancer, 4 of them under the age of 40. It’s hard to get worked up on all the media buzz when my day job keeps things in perspective. Be grateful. Be kind. Be your best. Sincerely, Your favorite doctor 👩🏼‍⚕️
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It would typically be comforting to find someone of similar age to relate to, in a waiting room, but in this case it’s devastating...another young life impacted by breast cancer. #weareinthistogether
Emily Garnett (@emrgarnett) profile pictureEmily Garnett@emrgarnett10 Jun 2019
Every time I’m in a waiting room at the cancer center and I see another young person, I wish we had some sort of hand signal to give each other, like “solidarity. I’m right there with you.”
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“Yet I know I existed before I was ill.”
Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, FASCO (@DrHBurstein) profile pictureHarold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, FASCO
@DrHBurstein13 Apr 2019
Poignant article on breast cancer treatment and consequences. What Cancer Takes Away newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
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I used to be an amazing dr but had no regard for my own wellbeing. Now I take care of myself. I stop for lunch, leave on time, hand things over. I miss the dedication & motivation I had before but it really wasn't sustainable. Your patients need you to look after yourself.
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Don’t underestimate what can’t be seen. #fuckcancer
MarylandMomma🧡 (@_MomToAPrincess) profile pictureMarylandMomma🧡@_MomToAPrincess5 Apr 2019
Holy shit. If one more person asks how I have cancer AND hair I am going to freaking lose it. Do I ask you why you’re a female AND have a mustache Brenda? No. I don’t. Because I’m not a twat waffle.
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Here, take this poison to kill your cancer, but it may cause cancer.
Thanks Cancer! (@ThanksCancer) profile pictureThanks Cancer!@ThanksCancer16 Mar 2019
I wonder about this a lot. For my treatments, one of the “possible side effects” was ALWAYS “May cause cancer.” The best part of cancer: the cure can also be the cause.
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I’m starting to think it might be time to check this one off of my to do’s. Anyone wished they had not tattooed nipples? #bcsm #BCCWW
Terri Coutee (@6state) profile pictureTerri Coutee@6state15 Mar 2019
I entered as a stranger and left as a friend. A #DIEPflap #patientadvocate and her first visit to a tattoo shop 🌸 The Eye of a Restorative Tattoo Artist for #BreastCancer Patients diepcjourney.com/2019/02/28/… #plasticsurgery
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New research published in the journal Nature shows that #BreastCancer is 11 genetically distinct diseases, and each has a different prognosis and chance of coming back after treatment. #bcsm bit.ly/2CheUf5
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Breast Cancer reality check - a non-disclosed break from Twitter can result in: 1. your cancer community checking on you #grateful ❤️ 2. your cancer community thinking you may have died #iamalive #fuckcancer
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I was struggling on the mirena when I was diagnosed about 18 months after the birth of my second child. #breastcancer
National Foundation for Cancer Research (@NFCR) profile pictureNational Foundation for Cancer Research@NFCR7 Dec 2018
A study conducted in Denmark has found that even low doses of hormones in contraceptive pills, IUDs, implants and injections, still have potential to heighten the risk of #breastcancer. #NFCR #CancerResearch #EndCancer #CancerAwareness bit.ly/2AHQbza
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Oh the pain scale...I’ve yet to report a ten. But with this depiction of 4, I can sure relate. #painredefined #breastcancer
Thanks Cancer! (@ThanksCancer) profile pictureThanks Cancer!@ThanksCancer12 Nov 2018
Replying to @ThanksCancer
Or reddit. I’m feeling bees today.
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