Living with breast cancer

A diagnosis of breast cancer marks the beginning of a journey full of emotional, psychological, physical and practical challenges, including:  

• working with your healthcare team to choose the best treatment option for you and managing its side effects 
• finding emotional, practical and financial support 
• having to travel away from home for treatment, in some cases  
• having breast reconstruction surgery, if you choose to 
• dealing with a diagnosis of advanced cancer, in some cases. 

Find out more

• Managing physical changes due to breast cancer
• Managing emotional changes due to breast cancer
• Dealing with practical aspects of breast cancer
• Issues for women whose breast cancer has spread