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Breast Cancer Awareness

Cycling From Alaska to South America

Neil Walsky | Posted 10.28.2012 | San Francisco
Neil Walsky

We are taking the bike ride of a lifetime from Anchorage, Alaska to Columbia in honor of Fremont, California-based HERS Breast Cancer Foundation (HBCF).

The Bicycle Diaries

Lauren Cahn | Posted 10.27.2012 | Healthy Living
Lauren Cahn

Best friends since childhood, Neil Walsky and Jesse Frechione have committed the next four months, the next 6,690 miles, and several canisters of bear-repellent to riding their bicycles from Anchorage, Alaska all the way to Cartagena, Colombia for breast cancer.

Perfect

SidneyAnne Stone | Posted 10.27.2012 | Women
SidneyAnne Stone

From the time I was a teenager, I was the girl telling her friends to be who they are and not care what anyone else thinks. I believe there is beauty in our imperfections. It is what makes us unique. Where I got stuck is in the perfections...

Breast Cancer Awareness And Screening Saves Lives -- At All Ages

Gabrielle Union | Posted 11.20.2012 | Impact
Gabrielle Union

"Fear can literally kill you. It killed me." These were the words my close friend Kristen Martinez said to me two years ago, just days before she died of cancer.

Can We Win a Gold Medal in Breast Cancer?

Fran Visco | Posted 10.13.2012 | Women
Fran Visco

In eight years, when the Summer Olympics are once again drawing the attention of the world, I want to be watching the games with the knowledge that we have figured out how to end breast cancer.

Can Red Wine Reduce Your Risk for Breast Cancer?

Staness Jonekos | Posted 10.07.2012 | Healthy Living
Staness Jonekos

Combined with a healthy lifestyle, drinking red wine could reduce your risk factor for breast cancer. I'll drink to that!

Tig Notaro's Heartbreaking News

Posted 08.05.2012 | Comedy

Comedian and actress Tig Notaro, known for her dry wit and warm absurdity, has announced that she has cancer in both breasts. On the July 31 episo...

Greek-Americans Against Breast Cancer

Filisa Mantas | Posted 09.29.2012 | Chicago
Filisa Mantas

It was a beautiful fall day in September. The kind of day where you are supposed to leave with a clean bill of health and then stop to enjoy a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte on your way home. Not the kind of rainy day where the doctor walks in and delivers the frightening news that instantly changes your life forever.

I Remember...

Meredith Israel Thomas | Posted 09.26.2012 | Women
Meredith Israel Thomas

I remember to live each day to the fullest. I remember I have a baby girl to fight for.

Fearlessly Dedicating Yourself to a Good Cause

Hilary Sheinbaum | Posted 09.19.2012 | Impact
Hilary Sheinbaum

When people - even those who are usually your closest supporters -- doubt your ability to carry out and complete something of importance to you, it's vital to be fearless and prove them wrong.

Making Pink Skies, a Documentary About Empowerment, Skydiving and Breast Cancer

Gulcin Gilbert | Posted 08.20.2012 | Los Angeles
Gulcin Gilbert

Skydiving is not just a "daredevil" activity. Pink Skies, follows Ruth, a breast cancer survivor as she hopes to join an incredible team of nearly 200 women from 31 countries to create a World Record all Women's Skydiving Formation.

In Memoriam et Gloriam: Katherine Russell Rich

Michael Solomon | Posted 08.11.2012 | Healthy Living
Michael Solomon

I think people have this idea that cancer calls for a type of unattainable, comic-book fearlessness -- the ultimate cognitive dissonance, if you will -- whereas people who are flawed and anti-heroic and who embrace their fears prove to be the most courageous and inspirational of all.

ReThink Review: Pink Ribbons, Inc.

Jonathan Kim | Posted 08.06.2012 | Women
Jonathan Kim

This film urges us to look hard at what charities like Komen are really saying about breast cancer, those who have it and the companies trying to "pinkwash" themselves, insulating themselves from criticism.

Breast Cancer Breakthrough: Differences In Cancer Among Races, Possible New Therapies Explained

Posted 06.06.2012 | Black Voices

In the fight against one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer for black women -- triple-negative breast cancer -- researchers at the North Shore-LI...

Women Leaders of the Middle East: Thousands Rally in Saudi Arabia to Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer

Rahilla Zafar | Posted 07.30.2012 | Impact
Rahilla Zafar

Breast cancer activism in Saudi Arabia has helped spark a cultural revolution bringing thousands of women together to help raise awareness.

My Mother's Mother

Ali Sweeney | Posted 07.11.2012 | Impact
Ali Sweeney

I may not know firsthand what my grandmother went through when she was diagnosed, but I know how her loss has affected my mother. I can only hope that my children, and their children, won't ever have to face the prospect of a life with cancer.

What My Mother Taught Me

Dr. Sharon Ufberg | Posted 07.05.2012 | Women
Dr. Sharon Ufberg

My mother died before I ever married, had children of my own, finished graduate school or launched my own career. But the lessons she taught me have been there every step of the way.

Pink Power

Myra J. Biblowit | Posted 06.20.2012 | Women
Myra J. Biblowit

Women are changing the world of philanthropic giving and my dear friend and colleague, Evelyn Lauder, led the way.

'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...

Dear Nancy: A Letter to the Sister of Susan G. Komen

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 06.06.2012 | Impact
Sarah O'Leary

If the recent past is any indication of Susan G. Komen's future, you must decide if your personal investment and that of your board members and executive team is more important than the success of the foundation.

The Rise and Fall of The Komen Empire

Nancy Davis | Posted 06.02.2012 | Women
Nancy Davis

Is this Komen's fall from grace? Or is this the the beginning of the fall of the Komen Empire?

The Heartwarming Story Of A Man And His Tutu

Posted 03.23.2012 | Arts

You don't often see a man walking around a field of cows wearing a pink tutu. Needless to say, we were intrigued by Bob Carey and the shirtless photos...

The Best Insult I Ever Got

Dori Hartley | Posted 05.13.2012 | Women
Dori Hartley

One minute later, with the guy still on the phone, I no longer cared. Elvis had left the building.

Breast Cancer: A Women's Issue all Presidential Candidates Should Agree On

Fran Visco | Posted 04.21.2012 | Women
Fran Visco

We demand a commitment and a plan of action to end breast cancer. We demand leadership that will bring the world of public policy together to save lives.

Confused About Breast Cancer? I'm Not

Fran Visco | Posted 04.15.2012 | Women
Fran Visco

Are we talking about the breast cancer issues that really matter?