/r/breastcancer/

r/breastcancer

52k members
r/breastcancer is a subreddit with 52k members. The community frequently discusses looking for, chemo, struggling, hate, and radiation, and they frequently recommend/review lotion, lotions, and bra, and the most common flair used is surgery, chemotherapy, post active treatment, venting, and newly diagnosed.
r/breastcancer is a support and information group for people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Popular Topics in r/breastcancer

#1

Looking For

13 posts
#2

Chemo

8 posts
#3

Struggling

7 posts
#4

Hate

6 posts
#5

Radiation

6 posts
#6

Tamoxifen

5 posts
#7

Hard Time

4 posts
#8

Pain

4 posts
#9

Breast Cancer

4 posts
#10

Medication

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/breastcancer

Lotion

47 reviews
#1
Aquaphor
4.9 from 8 reviews
#2
Calendula
5.0 from 6 reviews
#3
Miaderm
4.4 from 5 reviews

Lotions

28 reviews
#1
Aquaphor
4.3 from 6 reviews
#2
CeraVe
4.3 from 3 reviews
#3
Calendula
4.5 from 2 reviews

Bra

25 reviews
#1
AnaOno
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Handful
5.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Ana Ono
5.0 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/breastcancer

#1
Surgery
: "Well shit."
30 posts
#2
Chemotherapy
: "the emotional part of having cancer more painful than treatment"
25 posts
#3
Post Active Treatment
: "5 Years"
25 posts
#4
Venting
: "I couldn't take it anymore...."
18 posts
#5
Newly Diagnosed
: "Newly diagnosed and I'm scared"
16 posts
#6
Conversation
: "When early stages got you feelin' like a fraud..."
15 posts
#7
Radiation
: "I don’t want treatment. ++-(?)"
13 posts
#8
Medication
: "scared about the pharma tariffs coming to the U.S."
13 posts
#9
Tests and Diagnoses
: "Heartbroken and freaking out"
11 posts
#10
TNBC
: "My breast cancer (TNBC with PALB2 CHEK2) journey"
8 posts

Member Growth in r/breastcancer

Yearly
+15k members(41.3%)

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Last updated: July 25, 2026