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The immune system is made up of a complex network of cells, tissues and organs that recognize foreign substances, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi, and protect our body against them. Our immune












Brain Metastases in breast cancer
Between 15% and 30% of patients with breast cancer will develop brain metastases over time. Brain metastases are tumor cells derived from primary breast cancer that will settle and grow in brain tissue. At present, there appears













My story as triple negative, BRCA positive
When cancer entered my life, I was 43 years old. More than 5 years had passed since I had seen a doctor. I had some chest discomfort, but I did not feel any lumps or













Sandra Monsonís and her battle against cancer
Five years ago, Sandra was working at a fish stall in the municipal market of Barcelona when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had not been to the gynecologist for 7 years, and thanks












“Sports, my secret weapon for taking on my disease”
Ruben won the last set, but who was going to tell him when he arrived in Barcelona at the age of 14, ready to conquer the world, that his great rival was not going to












Arianna, a patient with thymic cancer, shares her story with us
Why hasn’t anybody explained what the thymus is? Arianna asks herself. The thymus is a gland that is located in the upper part of the chest and has multiple functions. These functions include stimulating the












Managing the side effects of cancer treatments: let the professionals help
Different cancer treatments, and the disease itself, often cause side effects. These effects can adversely affect your health and impact your quality of life. Preventing and/or addressing the side effects of the treatments holistically is












Reflection on death, acceptance and palliative care
Just talking about it, about death, about the end, can make us so uncomfortable that we avoid thinking about it at all costs. And when you’re talking about yourself, this discomfort can become fright, fear












Yes, breast cancer also affects men
Màrius Soler is a male breast cancer patient and the founder of INVI, an association that aims to give visibility to men with breast cancer. He is currently living with the disease thanks to a




Breast cancer in men
Breast carcinoma in men is very uncommon compared to breast cancer in women, accounting for less than 1% of cancers in men and less than 1% of all breast cancers in general. During childhood, the