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  • Volunteers keep Dallas' Breast Cancer 3-Day walk on track - Dallas Morning News

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:34 am
    Dallas Morning NewsVolunteers keep Dallas' Breast Cancer 3-Day walk on trackDallas Morning NewsOn Friday, almost 3000 walkers took off on their 60-mile journey as part of Dallas' Breast Cancer 3-Day walk. Three-day walk for breast cancer awareness starts in PlanoDallas Morning Newsall 9 news articles »

  • Stockton Thunder continues helping in the fight against breast cancer - Stockton Record

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:06 am
    ECHL.comStockton Thunder continues helping in the fight against breast cancerStockton RecordSTOCKTON - Pink was the color of the night at Stockton Arena as the Thunder promoted breast cancer awareness. Game Preview: Stockton Thunder Vs. Alaska AcesOurSports Central (press release)Thunder Goes Pink 4 Is Friday, SaturdayECHL.comPink goes beyond the rinkStockton RecordStockton Recordall 10 news articles »

  • Care about lung cancer as much as other issues - Central Maine Morning Sentinel

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:06 pm
    TheMedGuruCare about lung cancer as much as other issuesCentral Maine Morning SentinelAn average of 437 people die in America every day from lung cancer. It kills twice as many women as breast cancer, and three times as many men as prostate ASTRO: Breast Brachytherapy Use Outpaces EvidenceMedPage TodayPeople living in volcanic areas 'at increased thyroid cancer risk'India Business Blog (blog)Radiation can prevent cancer relapse after surgeryGaea TimesIndia Business Blog (blog)all 25 news articles »

  • Fiorina comes out swinging - at her cancer - San Francisco Chronicle

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:59 pm
    San Francisco ChronicleFiorina comes out swinging - at her cancerSan Francisco Chronicle"I'm happy to tell you that having been through surgery and chemotherapy and radiation, breast cancer is officially behind me. I feel absolutely great and I Fiorina takes fight to Boxer in Senate campaign kickoffSan Jose Mercury NewsCarly Fiorina's Senate campaign an uninspiring product launchLos Angeles TimesFormer HP CEO Fiorina Announces Run For US SenateFoxReno.comNew York Times -CNNMoney.com -The Associated Pressall 782 news articles »

  • OPEN FORUM: On prostate cancer screening - San Francisco Chronicle

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:40 pm
    OPEN FORUM: On prostate cancer screeningSan Francisco ChronicleFor breast cancer there are a number of risk models that we can use today to help patients and physicians think about the available medical and surgical and more »
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  • SAVI Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Is A 'Unique Solution,' Study Finds

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    The SAVI™ 6-1Mini breast brachytherapy applicator is the only brachytherapy solution for patients with small breasts, hard-to-reach lumpectomy cavities, or cavities close to the skin surface, according to a new study. Physicist and lead researcher Serban Morcovescu, MS, DABR, presented these findings on the 6-1Mini device at the recent annual conference of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

  • Progress Towards 'Optical Biopsy' For Breast Cancer

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such invasive biopsies forever. A University of Florida biomedical engineering researcher is making progress on an "optical biopsy" that has the potential to determine whether growths are cancerous without ever puncturing the skin.

  • Plastic Surgeons Offer Microsurgery Technique For Breast Reconstruction, Tummy Tuck After Mastectomy

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too. In her mid-50s, Jennifer's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and tested positive for the recently identified BRCA1 gene, indicating a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. "I spent about six months in denial after my mom tested positive.

  • Selective Eradication Of Malignant Cells

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched, is brought nearer by the success of a new therapeutic approach. The potential therapy, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, targets proliferation of cancer, but not normal, cells.

  • Radiation Therapy After Lumpectomy For Breast Cancer Can Be Safely Reduced To 4 Weeks

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that radiation treatment for women who had a lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer can be safely reduced to four weeks, instead of the usual six to seven weeks, by delivering a higher daily dose - greatly reducing the length of treatment time. The five-year results of the phase II study were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
 
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  • 5th Annual Breast Health Summit

    Pink Ribbons Project
    27 Oct 2009 | 8:39 am
    This Thursday and Friday (October 29-30), the Breast Health Collaborative of Texas will present the 5th Annual Breast Health Summit–a gathering aimed at improving access to care across the state. Chaired by Pink Ribbons Project Associate Director Loubel Cruz and CanCare Director of Programs Kim Akel, the agenda for the summit is exciting, timely and jam-packed. Special guest Thomas Moore will speak about “illness is a right of passage and spirit and soul in the treatment of cancer”, a health care reform panel will feature representatives Ellen Cohen and Garnet Coleman, and…

  • A pink engagement!

    Pink Ribbons Project
    19 Oct 2009 | 9:16 am
    This blog centers around the goings-on at Pink Headquarters, which is breast cancer related 99% of the time, but we wanted to interrupt this Breast Cancer Awareness Month to bring you an exciting announcement! Associate Director Loubel Cruz is ENGAGED! We couldn’t be happier for our fearless leader and her soon-to-be husband. Congrats, Loubel!

  • Guest post: Pink Alive – KIDS!

    Pink Ribbons Project
    7 Oct 2009 | 10:35 am
    Pink Ribbons Project is presenting a brand new program for the young ones touched by breast cancer. It is called Pink Alive- KIDS! and the first workshop begins on October 24. For more information, http://www.pinkribbons.org/pinkalivekids/. The idea was brought to Pink Ribbons Project by a couple of fabulous women- including breast cancer survivors–who saw a need in our community, and wanted to do something about it! Michelle was one of these women. And also turns out to be quite a writer, so we asked her to write a guest post! Enjoy. Michelle I have been given the task of writing a…

  • Tour de Pink – September 13, 2009

    Pink Ribbons Project
    29 Sep 2009 | 9:13 am
    We’ve been keeping busy here at the Pink office… (note the grey skies and looming rainstorm) We might have gotten a little bit of rain (ok, a LOT of rain for about 30 minutes there) but the skies cleared and we had one of our most successful Tour de Pinks ever! But let’s start at the beginning… We thanked our generous and amazing underwriters at a lovely cocktail reception hosted by our presenting sponsor, BBVA Compass. We worked furiously to get ready for packet pick-up, which was a very smooth success thanks to amazing volunteers! We packed up the vans with food,…

  • Pink goes country

    Pink Ribbons Project
    24 Sep 2009 | 10:34 am
    Complete Tour de Pink blog coming soon (and it will be a big one! with lots of pictures!) , but in the mean time, we wanted you to know that we are going country next week! We are starting breast cancer month off with a twang! We are boot scoot’n boogy-ing! You get the point… So, join us next week at the grand opening of a brand new music venue- Houston Live Arena!
 
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  • Tamoxifen and raloxifene effect cognitive function equally

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:48 am
    Tamoxifen and raloxifene are associated with similar patterns of cognitive function in postmenopausal women at increased risk for breast cancer, indicate data from a multicenter study. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.

  • Tamoxifen and raloxifene effect cognitive function equally

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:48 am
    Tamoxifen and raloxifene are associated with similar patterns of cognitive function in postmenopausal women at increased risk for breast cancer, indicate data from a multicenter study. (Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer)

  • ASTRO: Post-lumpectomy breast cancer RT can be safely reduced to four weeks

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:18 am
    Post-lumpectomy radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer can be safely reduced to four weeks by delivering a higher daily dose according to the five-year results of a phase II study presented Wednesday at the 2009 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Chicago. (Source: Health Imaging News)

  • ASTRO: Post-lumpectomy breast cancer RT can be safely reduced to four weeks

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:18 am
    Post-lumpectomy radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer can be safely reduced to four weeks by delivering a higher daily dose according to the five-year results of a phase II study presented Wednesday at the 2009 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Chicago. (Source: Health Imaging News)

  • Plastic Surgeons Offer Microsurgery Technique For Breast Reconstruction, Tummy Tuck After Mastectomy

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too. In her mid-50s, Jennifer's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and tested positive for the recently identified BRCA1 gene, indicating a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.
 
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  • Grief Stages and Cancer: Part Two

    Phyllis Johnson
    1 Nov 2009 | 5:15 pm
      Once the shock wears off, cancer patients may experience a huge range of emotions:  denial, anger, bargaining, guilt, and depression.  Most people eventually reach acceptance of the changes cancer has brought to their life, but it may take a while to get there.  What makes this emotional stew even more complicated is dealing with family members and friends who are working through these emotions as well, and often in a...

  • Thank a Caregiver: Richard Smith

    Phyllis Johnson
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:28 am
    It wouldn't be right to let Breast Cancer Awareness Month slip away without a tribute to our caregivers. I know how important my husband's constant support was to me. I still count on him to get me through my bad moments with scares about recurrence and to listen to me whine about my side effects.   Richard Smith deserves special kudos because he is an important support for the hundreds of women in the Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)...

  • IBC Research Foundation: Kitchen Table Activists

    Phyllis Johnson
    22 Oct 2009 | 1:52 pm
    October 16, 2009 the IBC Research Foundation in cooperation with the Milburn Foundation awarded a grant to Diane Palmieri, Ph.D. to study how inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) can metastasize to the brain.  Dr. Palmieri, who is a National Cancer Institute staff scientist, is working with mouse models to understand how IBC progresses.  Her work is part of a Department of Defense Center for Excellence project devoted...

  • Shock: Grief Stages and Cancer

    Phyllis Johnson
    12 Oct 2009 | 5:11 am
    You were shopping, sitting on the examining table, waiting in the doctor's office, or maybe getting ready to leave for work when you got the news.  The doctor or the nurse said, "The results are back.  You have cancer."   And then your mind went blank.  You didn't hear another word.  Although that moment is vividly seared into your mind, it's also wrapped in a kind of haze.  The first time my doctor mentioned...

  • Tears and Rainbows: Ginny Mason, Cancer Advocate

    Phyllis Johnson
    3 Oct 2009 | 6:41 am
      Ginny Mason was only forty years old when sharp, shooting pains started in her breast.  She thought the pains must be part of premenopausal changes.  Then she noticed her bra didn't fit right.  No it couldn't be swelling; maybe her bra was just old and stretched out.  "You try to justify things because you don't want to be a hypochondriac," she told me in a recent interview.   Then her husband told her, "Your...
 
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  • A Tattoo To Cover Up My Chemo Port Scar

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:28 pm
    A real growing trend is tattoos. Remember when you only saw them on sailors? Well if you are my age you do. Anyway, I have been researching tattoos for a paper I am writing for one of the classes I have been taking at the university this fall. It seems they could be dangerous, certainly hard to get rid of, and even a hindrance to success in the work place. Still, more and more people are getting them. As one young person told me; “By the time I make it to management, the CEO will have a tattoo, so my tattoo will be a usual thing.” He is probably right. For anyone that has had breast…

  • Envious of Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Don’t Be.

    admin
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:11 pm
    This time of year people get breast cancer envy. I agree that sounds a little startling, so let me tell you what I mean. Cancer touches so many lives and there are so many different types of cancer. All of them are insidious. With Breast Cancer Awareness month it is pretty evident that breast cancer gets a lot of attention. I think for many who battle other types of cancer or have watched their loved ones battle colon or lung or brain cancer the question becomes, “Why does breast cancer get all the attention?” This is something that I wonder about as well. Since my niece had childhood…

  • My Favorite Breast Cancer Program

    admin
    28 Oct 2009 | 2:03 pm
    One of my all time favorite programs for Breast Cancer Awareness month is Yoplait’s Save Lids to Save Lives. Just after I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I came upon the pink lidded Yoplait yogurt in my super market and took a few home. I loved the yogurt so it became a staple in our home. As I finished each container I rinsed the lid and placed it on the window sill. As the little pile of pink lids accumulated, my two boys, 11 and 14 at the time began to ask about them. I explained that I was saving the lids so other women wouldn’t have to go through breast cancer treatment like I did.

  • Connecting Women to Breast Cancer Trials

    admin
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:18 am
    I am continually amazed at the power people have – regular people like you and me – to affect the battle against breast cancer. Recently a wonderful organization and Web site was brought to my attention. BreastCancerTrials.org is a non-profit organization that was started by two women just like us that had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Joan Schreiner experienced how difficult it was to find a trial that could help her battle with the disease and envisioned a service that could help others find trials and research studies that could benefit them. Joanne Tyler shared her vision and…

  • Dr. Kristi Funk on Breast Cancer and Genetic Testing

    davidf
    23 Oct 2009 | 8:49 am
    I was so blessed to get some time to talk with Dr. Kristi Funk in a phone interview. In my last blog I shared the first part of our interview when I asked her about choosing a lumpectomy over a mastectomy. While she was willing to put forth her thoughts on my questions, Dr. Funk is very supportive of her profession as a whole, indicating that a woman needs to discuss all her options with her own surgeon. Genetic testing for the BRCA gene mutation is one of the biggest advancements recently that we have made in the battle against breast cancer in my mind. So this was definitely an issue I…
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  • Lifestyle Habits Can Increase Risk of Recurrence

    30 Oct 2009 | 11:34 pm
    We've known for a long time that breast-cancer survivors have a much higher risk of developing a second breast cancer than do women in the general population who have never developed a first breast cancer.

  • Worried About Missing Work for Your Mammogram?

    28 Oct 2009 | 1:34 am
    Remember, screening mammography remains our best course of action for achieving an early diagnosis. So schedule an appointment and go.

  • Bone Health Linked to Breast Cancer

    27 Oct 2009 | 1:13 am
    A recent study has been published confirming that women taking a bisphosphonate drug (bone-building agent) to prevent osteoporosis and osteopenia may actually be receiving an added benefit: A reduced risk of breast-cancer recurrence.

  • Breast Cysts and Cancer

    14 Oct 2009 | 1:15 am
    Breast cysts: Women worry about having them, getting them, removing them, aspirating them. So let's talk a bit about what they are and how they develop.

  • Is an MRI Useful for Breast-Cancer Surgery?

    29 Sep 2009 | 2:06 am
    The past two years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of MRIs being performed on the breasts of women newly diagnosed with an early-stage breast cancer.
 
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  • Girls Gone Greek

    Darryle Pollack
    7 Nov 2009 | 12:11 am
    Lately people tell me my blog-life sounds like one big party.  Which is pretty ironic.  I might be partly a party animal but I’m not exactly living in a party town. Actually that’s been one of the hardest parts of learning to live in a small town.  Especially this small town—where they roll up the sidewalk at 6 and you can barely get  a glass of wine after dark. Though the party scene for me lately has been fueled by something else. No—not what you’re thinking.   I mean  Estrogen. My birthday parties,  the trip to Big Sur, to the Women’s Conference; it’s been a…

  • The secret of raising a responsible kid

    Darryle Pollack
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:59 am
    I have that rarest of treasures:  two of them.  Two children who did the stuff everyone wants their kids to do: Not losing sweaters and jackets. Getting school permissions slips signed and turned in on time. Not forgetting lunchboxes at home  (okay,  just once or twice) Now they’re older– and they’ve turned into two responsible adults. They fill out their own forms and applications. They handle their own finances. They remember to write thank you notes without being reminded. People who know my kids often ask me— what’s the secret?    I give a little Mona Lisa…

  • brain power

    Darryle Pollack
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:16 am
    Possibly I”m one of the last people on the planet to hear about Jill Bolte Taylor. I didn’t read her book, or watch her with Oprah, or see the video of her talk at TED that went viral.  I didn’t  know that in 2008, TIME Magazine  named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world. I read her bio in the program, just before she spoke at a luncheon I attended today.   And she didn’t exactly have me at “hello.” “Just what I need,”  I thought.  “Besides cancer and Alzheimer’s , a new thing to worry about:  getting a…

  • From grateful—to greedy

    Darryle Pollack
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:57 pm
    Life is short; eat dessert first. As a breast cancer survivor, I’ve always  followed that rule. Life is short.   I  feel  amazingly lucky just to be here; to be alive;  blessed by extra time I didn’t expect to have—so far, 14 years and counting. I’ve always felt young and optimistic and full of life and a sense of possibility with all that’s still ahead of me.  And yet lately there’s something else.   I feel a little window starting to close, and a new idea dawning—-” I might only have a few good years left.” Suddenly, just being…

  • Is the nest half-empty or half-full?

    Darryle Pollack
    1 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    One day after Halloween and I’m eating my words (in addition to eating all the leftover candy…) There are some advantages to an empty nest.   With the kids gone,  you can act like kids. Here’s how V and I spent the night:  No costumes.  No handing out candy.  No tricks. Just treats.    We went to a slumber party. Not a big party;  just us sleeping over at Jane’s….so we wouldn’t have to drive home.   I HIGHLY recommend this. I also recommend— for the ultimate sleepover experience —-you find a friend like Jane—-always generous and…
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  • 5th Annual Breast Health Summit

    Pink Ribbons Project
    27 Oct 2009 | 8:39 am
    This Thursday and Friday (October 29-30), the Breast Health Collaborative of Texas will present the 5th Annual Breast Health Summit–a gathering aimed at improving access to care across the state. Chaired by Pink Ribbons Project Associate Director Loubel Cruz and CanCare Director of Programs Kim Akel, the agenda for the summit is exciting, timely and jam-packed. Special guest Thomas Moore will speak about “illness is a right of passage and spirit and soul in the treatment of cancer”, a health care reform panel will feature representatives Ellen Cohen and Garnet Coleman, and…

  • A pink engagement!

    Pink Ribbons Project
    19 Oct 2009 | 9:16 am
    This blog centers around the goings-on at Pink Headquarters, which is breast cancer related 99% of the time, but we wanted to interrupt this Breast Cancer Awareness Month to bring you an exciting announcement! Associate Director Loubel Cruz is ENGAGED! We couldn’t be happier for our fearless leader and her soon-to-be husband. Congrats, Loubel!

  • Guest post: Pink Alive – KIDS!

    Pink Ribbons Project
    7 Oct 2009 | 10:35 am
    Pink Ribbons Project is presenting a brand new program for the young ones touched by breast cancer. It is called Pink Alive- KIDS! and the first workshop begins on October 24. For more information, http://www.pinkribbons.org/pinkalivekids/. The idea was brought to Pink Ribbons Project by a couple of fabulous women- including breast cancer survivors–who saw a need in our community, and wanted to do something about it! Michelle was one of these women. And also turns out to be quite a writer, so we asked her to write a guest post! Enjoy. Michelle I have been given the task of writing a…

  • Tour de Pink – September 13, 2009

    Pink Ribbons Project
    29 Sep 2009 | 9:13 am
    We’ve been keeping busy here at the Pink office… (note the grey skies and looming rainstorm) We might have gotten a little bit of rain (ok, a LOT of rain for about 30 minutes there) but the skies cleared and we had one of our most successful Tour de Pinks ever! But let’s start at the beginning… We thanked our generous and amazing underwriters at a lovely cocktail reception hosted by our presenting sponsor, BBVA Compass. We worked furiously to get ready for packet pick-up, which was a very smooth success thanks to amazing volunteers! We packed up the vans with food,…

  • Pink goes country

    Pink Ribbons Project
    24 Sep 2009 | 10:34 am
    Complete Tour de Pink blog coming soon (and it will be a big one! with lots of pictures!) , but in the mean time, we wanted you to know that we are going country next week! We are starting breast cancer month off with a twang! We are boot scoot’n boogy-ing! You get the point… So, join us next week at the grand opening of a brand new music venue- Houston Live Arena!
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