Project Life & The Patient Story
The Story in Our Cells
Built from lived experience and clinical expertise, our free biomarker testing toolkit is designed to help people living with breast cancer understand their biomarker results, know when to ask about retesting, and talk confidently with their care teams.
Biomarkers can change over time
Hormone-receptor and HER2 status can shift as MBC spreads, and mutations like ESR1 can emerge during hormone therapy.
Ask about retesting at every progression
Many people assume their original results still apply years later. Each progression is a moment to ask again.
Your Free Breast Cancer Biomarker Testing Toolkit
10 printable pages of questions, trackers, and notes to bring to every appointment.
In partnership with Project Life, we developed this toolkit to support people living with breast cancer and their loved ones. Project Life is a virtual wellness house offering community, mentorship, and wellness programming that is free to all who join. Our collaboration brings that same spirit of support directly into this toolkit.
This toolkit is for general education only and is not medical advice. Biomarker testing recommendations vary. Talk with your care team about your individual care.
What’s inside
Eight breast cancer resources in one to bring to your care team
01
Know your biomarkers
Record your ER, PR, and HER2 status plus results like ESR1, PIK3CA, AKT1, PTEN, & BRCA1/2.
02
Questions at metastatic diagnosis
Ask whether your cancer has had complete testing, beyond ER, PR, and HER2.
03
When your cancer changes
Progression is the time to ask whether your biomarkers should be tested again.
04
How testing is done
Tissue biopsy, liquid biopsy, or both, plus timing, insurance, and financial support.
05
Understanding your results
Ask for a plain-language walkthrough and what changed since your last test.
06
Turning results into a plan
Connect your biomarkers to treatment options, clinical trials, and second opinions.
07
Your testing timeline
A running record of every test, sample type, and finding over time.
08
Your next appointment
Your top three questions and the next steps you leave with.
“Could my cancer have changed since my last biomarker test, and would testing again give us information that could affect my treatment options?”
Patient story
Patient story
Patient story