The A to Z of breast cancer clinical trials
Want to better understand what clinical trials are and what they mean for you? Here is OWise’s extensive guide to all things clinical trials.
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Mary Huckle speaks with us about Exercise and Cancer
Mary Huckle, a pilates instructor and personal trainer, lets us know how regular exercise can help people during their breast cancer treatment.
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Tamoxifen: what you should and shouldn’t avoid
Tamoxifen is one of the widely prescribed breast cancer treatments for premenopausal women.But, did you know that the effectiveness of this drug can be boosted or compromised based on everyday foods and drinks?
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Aromatase Inhibitors and Joint Pain: Causes and Methods for Management
Joint pain is common amongst breast cancer patients using aromatase inhibitors. Learn more about the various ways of managing this symptom.
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Q&A with OWise User: Michaela
Michaela, an OWise User, has kindly agreed to share her experience of breast cancer treatment as well as how the OWise app has supported her.
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Moving forward after active treatment
Coming to the end of your active treatment period for breast cancer? This blog explores how to manage the new changes during this time.
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What’ve hormones got to do with it?
Have secondary hormone receptor positive breast cancer? Find out your treatment options and the latest advances for this subtype.
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‘Counselling with Cancer’ & advice for managing anxiety during COVID
Claire Francis from ‘Counselling with Cancer’ speaks to us about her practice, anxiety during the pandemic and how the OWise app can help.
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Q&A with OWise User: Michelle
Michelle was part of the user testing for the latest version of the OWise app. Read her thoughts on OWise here.
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What’ve hormones got to do with it?
Have early stage hormone receptor positive breast cancer? Check out this blog to find out what it is and how it may affect your treatment plan.
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Triple Negative and Me
If you have Triple Negative breast cancer, find out exactly what triple negative is and how it can affect your treatment plan.
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It’s All About HER2
If you have HER2-positive breast cancer, this is the blog for you! Find out exactly what HER2 is and how it may affect your treatment plan.
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Your Pathology Report Explained
In the first of our series ‘Breast cancer under the microscope’, better understand your pathology report.
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Q&A with OWise User: Jenny
Jenny is an OWise user that has been part of user testing for the latest version of the app. Read her thoughts on OWise here.
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Q&A with OWise User: Allie Moon
Allie was part of user testing for the new OWise app. Read more about her experience in our latest Q&A.
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5 Facts You May Not Know About Breast Cancer
From its first record to the discovery of its common treatments, uncover more about breast cancer.
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BRCA: the inherited risk of breast cancer
BRCA is one of the most well-known genes influencing the risk of cancer. Explore exactly what it is, the associated risk of breast cancer, and treatments in development to target these genes.
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Coping with guilt through expressive writing
Guilt is a complex emotion: it can come in many different forms and can be experienced for a variety of different reasons in the context of breast cancer, as well as in other aspects of life.
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Tamoxifen vs. Aromatase Inhibitors – How do they work?
Both tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors are hormonal therapies used in the treatment of oestrogen positive breast cancers to stop tumour growth and recurrence.
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To PRO or not to PRO? That’s not the question
The current pandemic has put enormous pressures on cancer care. The role of e-Health technologies in the management of cancer care is becoming more vital than ever.
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The History of HER2 and Herceptin®
The discovery of the HER2 gene led to the development of Herceptin®: a targeted therapy that is widely used today for HER2+ breast cancer patients.
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Chemobrain without chemo?
Cognitive decline (chemobrain) is usually only spoken about as being a side effect of chemotherapy, yet studies have shown that other treatments can cause chemobrain.
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Digital health apps to transform cancer and dementia care
OWise for prostate cancer is currently under development. Read here to see OWise’s feature in The Herald and how the app hopes to benefit prostate cancer patients.
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Cancer-related fatigue is not “just tiredness”
Cancer-related fatigue is a common and weakening side effects of cancer. People with cancer know what being tired normally feels like; this feeling of fatigue is different.
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