Cancer’s New Face: Younger and Female

Exercising might seem like the last thing you want to do when you feel tired from cancer treatment.

For many, surviving breast cancer is the finish line. But for Dr. Sheri Prentiss, a physician and survivor, the end of her treatment marked the beginning of a life-altering complication: breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).

As the face of cancer in the U.S. gets younger and younger, more women should know about — and take advantage of — their options for breast cancer screening, experts say.

There are few things we love more than the feel of the hot sun warming our faces, except remembering to slather on sunscreen before heading out into that cloudless day.