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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

WATCH: Gabrielle Union Reveals Personal Connection To Breast Cancer In Planned Parenthood Promo

Posted 10.02.2012 | Black Voices

For the month of October, breast cancer awareness will take center stage, the cause's ubiquitous pink ribbon signaling a call to action to help curb t...

Miss Tectomy: How Losing My Breasts Made Me Feel Beautiful

Jackie Morgan MacDougall | Posted 12.02.2012 | Women
Jackie Morgan MacDougall

My breasts didn't define me before they were removed. My breasts don't define me now. But every scar and imperfection does serve as a daily reminder of the strong, unstoppable force I am.

Together We Can Do What We Cannot Do Alone!

Helene Lerner | Posted 12.01.2012 | Healthy Living
Helene Lerner

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I have learned a lot from the cancer survivors I have interviewed. I am reminded of the real value of life, how precious it is, and how unimportant our mundane challenges really are.

15 Inspiring Celebrities Who Have Faced Breast Cancer

Posted 10.01.2012 | Healthy Living

October is typically marked by the burnt orange of pumpkins, the deep red of autumnal leaves and ... pink ribbons. With the first of the month upon is...

How Breast Cancer Made Me a Yogini

Amanda Nixon | Posted 11.29.2012 | Healthy Living
Amanda Nixon

Here I was, able to reconnect with my body and focus my mind, surrounded by other beautiful breast cancer survivors. The yoga class was fun, restorative, and gentle enough for beginners. I was in a safe place where I felt accepted, supported, and loved. From then on, I was hooked.

Breast Cancer Gene Study May Lead To New Treatment, Better Prognosis For Black Women

Posted 09.24.2012 | Black Voices

Just one week shy of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Washington University researchers say they've made major strides in identifying four key forms of ...

Everyone Has a Cancer Story: This Is Mine

Marg Helgenberger | Posted 09.20.2012 | Impact
Marg Helgenberger

I became an advocate in the fight against cancer as I saw how powerful my own mother was when her body was at its weakest. As she found the strength to fight, I found a greater sense of purpose in my responsibility as her daughter.

Breasts: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Never Thought To Ask

Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH | Posted 09.26.2012 | Parents
Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH

Did you ever wonder why men have nipples or what's really in breast milk?

'Boobstagram' Site Shows Photos Of Boobs For Breast Cancer Awareness

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.14.2012 | Technology

Fresh on the heels of Facebook's 1 billion dollar purchase of the two-year-old photo-sharing service Instagram, it seems there's a new reason to pay a...

WARNING: Breast Cancer Awareness Month May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Fran Visco | Posted 01.15.2012 | Women
Fran Visco

We need the truth and not the hype about breast cancer and we need it 12 months a year.

Lung Cancer: Let's Get Ready to Rumble

Rob Densen | Posted 01.01.2012 | Impact
Rob Densen

As for our family, we don't question why lung cancer happens and why it happened to ours. What we don't understand is why we are not much further along in the fight against this awful disease.

Catherine Pearson

Male Breast Cancer: Is Limited Awareness Costing Lives?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 12.27.2011 | Healthy Living

Men have a breast cancer incidence rate less than 1 percent of that of females, but when they do get the disease, it is often more advanced, according...

Sheryl Crow's Chef Serves Up His 'Anti-Cancer' Cuisine

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 12.27.2011 | Healthy Living
Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W.

Breast cancer awareness month may have come and almost gone, but there's good reason every season to stay aware and take good care, especially 'round meal-time, says Chef Chuck White, Sheryl Crow's private chef and co-author of the New York Times bestselling cookbook,"If It Makes You Healthy."

Why Laughter Is My Prescription For Breast Cancer Treatment

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012 | Healthy Living
Red Room

My final word to you is this: If you're one in eight women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer, don't despair and don't hesitate to start treatment.

25 Breast Cancer Myths Busted

Posted 12.26.2011 | Healthy Living

1. Myth: Only women with a family history of breast cancer are at risk. Reality: Roughly 70 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer have ...

5 Simple Things That Could Cut Your Breast Cancer Risk

Health.com | By Lorie Parch | Posted 12.26.2011 | Healthy Living

Check out these five tips for reducing your breast cancer risk. More from Health.com: 25 Breast Cancer Myths Busted 10 Celebrities Who Battle...

Acknowledging Pink Month, Celebrating Pinked People

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 12.25.2011 | Impact
Alyson Renaldo

Do you remember where you were when you really understood the seriousness of breast cancer? I mean really understood it? I do.

Love, Interrupted

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012 | Healthy Living
Red Room

I'm not sure why you stopped talking to me... Maybe it started after the diagnosis. You saw it coming. Even when we were teenagers, you knew you'd have breast cancer... It was no surprise.

A Fashionable and Informative Trip to Chemotherapy

Hollye Harrington Jacobs | Posted 12.24.2011 | Healthy Living
Hollye Harrington Jacobs

I was really hoping to be done after chemo. However, the Silver Lining is that radiation is a highly targeted, highly effective way to destroy cancer cells in the breast that may stick around after surgery.

Emotions Run High When it Comes to Breast Cancer

Leigh Vinocur, M.D. | Posted 12.24.2011 | Healthy Living
Leigh Vinocur, M.D.

Whatever you call them, we are obsessed with breasts. And it is not just men; many women are obsessed too, about their shape, their firmness and their size. For many, we let our breasts define us.

'Thank You, Cancer'

Red Room | Posted 01.21.2012 | Healthy Living
Red Room

Looking back over the past 10 years, I can safely say, that what does not kill you makes you stronger. Having breast cancer was a life-changing event. And for this, I would like to thank my cancer.

NY Attorney General Calls For Investigation Of Breast Cancer Donation Claims

Posted 12.21.2011 | Impact

As it does every year, pink is popping up all around for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Clothing labels, your morning caffeine dose, and make...

Get Your Style News In Six Clicks

The Huffington Post | Brooke Bobb | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style

What Comes Around Goes Around Rent the Runway has become the online destination for borrowing expensive ready to wear, and now they're expan...

'These Are The Issues Affecting Women Every Day': Reese Witherspoon Talks Breast Cancer Awareness

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 12.20.2011 | Healthy Living

"Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed, and that's just unacceptable." This is how Reese Witherspoon speaks about breast cancer, a disease that...

10 Ways To Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk

Staness Jonekos | Posted 12.19.2011 | Healthy Living
Staness Jonekos

Today I celebrate my health by lowering my breast cancer risk factors. Today I honor my breast health empowered. Today I do a breast self-exam.