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Breast Cancer Research

Will My Mother's Legacy -- Even Her Cancer -- Be My Own?

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 04.03.2013 | Women
Jessica Pearce Rotondi

Breast cancer enters our bedrooms. It comes with us to fitting rooms. It's with us at weddings when our mothers or sisters are not.

7 Breast Cancer Breakthroughs That Benefit Black Women

The Huffington Post | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 11.19.2012 | Black Voices

What a difference a year makes. In 2011 it was estimated that 6,040 black women would die from breast cancer, outpacing their white counterparts in mo...

10 New Breast Cancer Findings Of 2012

The Huffington Post | Amanda L. Chan | Posted 10.05.2012 | Healthy Living

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month -- and we're taking the time to look at some of the biggest research findings revealed so far this year. ...

Breast Cancer Advocacy That Will Make You LOL

Posted 10.03.2012 | Impact

Across the country, advocates are painting their towns pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, but some supporters are getting sick of the g...

Gagging on Pink Ribbons

Dori Hartley | Posted 12.03.2012 | Women
Dori Hartley

The color pink has pissed me off since 2001, when I was diagnosed with second stage breast cancer.

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 ...

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.

How to Shop While Supporting a Cause

Women & Co | Posted 10.21.2012 | Women
Women & Co

Socially conscious shopping seems to be all the rage as more and more companies align themselves with a variety of charitable causes.

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!

TDM-1 Mania

Nancy Davis | Posted 09.11.2012 | Healthy Living
Nancy Davis

It is so very unconscionable to falsely inspire the hopes of average humans like my father, my family, his friends, and my breast cancer community.

13-Year-Old Pens Book On Coping With Mom's Cancer

Posted 07.02.2012 | Black Voices

When DaeQuan Morrison's mom, Patricia, was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, he dealt with it the best way he knew how: He published a boo...

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.

Scientists Identify 10 Molecular Types of Breast Cancer -- How Long Until Progress Reaches the Clinic?

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 07.03.2012 | Healthy Living
Dr. Elaine Schattner

If confirmed, the observations in a recent paper could lead to smarter therapy for distinct breast cancer types.

WATCH: How Postage Stamps Can Help You Get A Cheaper Gown

Posted 04.17.2012 | Weddings

Most brides pay for their wedding gowns using cash or a credit card. But at the "Bridal Affair" event in Elk Grove, Calif. on Saturday, brides paid...

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.

Why Komen Controversy Pushed Cancer Charities To Step It Up

Posted 03.23.2012 | Impact

By Patrick Sullivan, The NonProfit Times In what could be considered an incredible coincidence, during the first three weeks of February the Avon F...

Whoa. Teen Wins $100,000 Science Prize!

The Huffington Post | Marissa Piazzola | Posted 03.15.2012 | Teen

An amazing high school senior's research is making waves in the science community this week -- and may impact in the future of cancer treatment. 17-ye...

Aiming for the Bullseye: A Breast Cancer Vaccine

Fran Visco | Posted 05.07.2012 | Women
Fran Visco

We could not have looked at this issue even five years ago. But now is the time to leverage those prior investments and get an answer.

Breast Cancer Surgery -- Ignorance of Anatomy, Not a Dearth of Guidelines

Susan M. Love | Posted 04.07.2012 | Healthy Living
Susan M. Love

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that nearly one in four women who have a lumpectomy to treat their breast cancer require another surgery to remove additional tissue.

Avastin -- Back in the News

Susan M. Love | Posted 04.01.2012 | Home
Susan M. Love

If we can figure out who should get Avastin, when and for how long, we may find it has a place in breast cancer. But until we answer those questions, we should not be giving it to everybody because we hope it will help someone.

Environment

Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker | Posted 03.27.2012 | Healthy Living
Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker

An area that requires infinitely more study is the role of environmental agents in breast cancer -- that is, food additives, cosmetics, pollution or chemicals that we come in contact with every day.

Parabens and Breast Cancer: A New Study Brings More Questions Than Answers

Susan M. Love | Posted 03.25.2012 | Healthy Living
Susan M. Love

To get breast cancer, you need to have mutated cells as well as a local tissue environment that is egging them on. It is certainly possible that parabens can contribute to this environment. However, this study only tells us that they are ubiquitous in the cancerous breast. That does not mean that they are the cause of cancer.

Do Lesbians Have More Breast Cancer?

Susan M. Love | Posted 03.24.2012 | Gay Voices
Susan M. Love

It's a question we still can't answer, because too many researchers just don't think to ask study participants about sexual orientation, and because there hasn't been much money put into research that specifically focuses on the LGBT community's health.

'Tis the Season for Breast Cancer Stories (Again?)

Susan M. Love | Posted 02.12.2012 | Healthy Living
Susan M. Love

Why do the media's breast cancer stories come all at once? As you read the multitude of articles and studies, make sure that you remember to ask the key questions in order to really understand the results and implications.