ABCD will be exhibiting at ONS Congress 2026! It takes place May 13-17 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. ONS Congress is the largest, most comprehensive conference dedicated to oncology nursing.
The exhibit hall will be open May 14-16, from 11 am to 3 pm. Stop by ABCD’s booth (#242) during these times.
After my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, I couldn’t shake the fear that one day, I would face the disease as well. That day arrived decades later, but still […]
When Beth Gramz felt a hard lump in her armpit in the fall of 2018, she chalked it up to the flu shot she’d received days earlier. A month later, […]
Cindy Sellon has been a Mentor for six years and has mentored twenty women. Remembering how she felt that day in her car when she heard the words, “you have […]
Since the day it was founded 25 years ago, ABCD has always been committed to Melodie Wilson Oldenburg’s founding vision: “No one should go through breast cancer alone.” This incredibly […]
Her phone rang in 1998 and Cancer Physical Therapist, Leslie Waltke, was invited to join a group of women who were determined to bring the need for emotional support to […]
Bonnie Anderson, was at the perfect place in her life – she was a borderline empty nester, she had just married the love of her life and then a call […]
“The world came crashing down,” is how Angie* remembers the moment she learned she had metastatic breast cancer. It was February 2016. Angie, then 41 years old, had always been […]
At the age of 26, Chiara Riga made a discovery that would reshape the trajectory of her life. One day as she was lying in bed, Chiara dropped her TV […]
ABCD provides holistic care that medical providers cannot offer. Working as a complement to healthcare providers, MSW, Leanne Walz, discusses the value of having someone there who truly understands at […]
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