Support for those living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
Do you or someone you know have questions about living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC)?
Receiving a MBC diagnosis can be overwhelming, isolating, and confusing. Below are some helpful guides recently shared by our partners at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that can be referenced whenever you are looking for additional assistance navigating life with MBC. You may find answers to your questions or guidance as to where you can find the support that you need by referring to them:
In this guide, you’ll find answers to questions like: What are my treatment options? How do I communicate to my doctors, family and friends about my disease? What resources are available to me?
Guide: A Young Adult's Guide to Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer | YSC
This booklet is designed to provide you with the information and support necessary to help you make informed decisions about your treatment and to manage your emotions during the first few months after a metastatic diagnosis.
Guide: Guide for the Newly Diagnosed | LBBC
This guide is designed to help you learn methods of self-care to lower the stress and anxiety that can follow a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer.
Guide: Managing Stress and Anxiety | LBBC
As a local nonprofit, Shades of Pink Foundation proudly serves breast cancer patients across Southeast Michigan, which includes Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. Breast cancer patients who live outside of our service area, but are undergoing active treatment at a hospital system or facility within one of the nine counties listed above, are eligible to submit an application through a health care provider.
For more information about our application process, visit shadesofpinkfoundation.org/assistance.
