WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 26, 2009 – The Fight Pink Alliance applauds the bipartisan efforts of Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) to reignite the war on cancer with the introduction today of the 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-saving Early Detection, Research and Treatment) Act.
“Thirty Seven years ago a Republican [...]

Life After The “C” Word
As a young woman I didn’t think too much about breast cancer. I figured that I would deal with it when I was older. I had time to figure it all out later, right? Well later came much sooner than I expected. Twenty came, and so did 30 all was well. [...]

Rosemary Salmon with Tomatoes
The Paraplegic Chef is Fight Pink’s official Online Chef!  Megan McCauley is an amazing woman who has overcome many obstacles in her life, to be the woman she is today.  She also has an amazing flair for cooking!  Below you will find her tasty recipe for Fiesta Chicken.  Be sure to click on [...]

I have learned cancer can be cruel, incredibly overwhelming and at times over powering. I have learned through my journey while there days when you are completely inspired to keep up the fight, there are simply those days when you have no fight left in you. 

I have learned there are parts to this journey where [...]

Tue Mar 24, 10:31 pm ET
PARIS (AFP) – Black women are three times more likely than other women to develop an aggressive form of breast cancer characterised by “triple negative tumours”, a study published Wednesday found.
The findings, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Breast Cancer Research, held true even when other risk factors such as lifestyle, age and weight were taken into account.
In the [...]

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Dining-out deception
By Dave Zinczenko and Matt Goulding
One of the scariest things about restaurant foods is that even the savviest diners can pack on the pounds in spite of their best and healthiest intentions. Take a friend Drew, for example. Two years ago, he started [...]

Physically Fit Women Less Likely To Die From Breast Cancer
A new study of more than 14,000 women links physical fitness and breast cancer mortality, revealing an inverse association between aerobic fitness and likelihood of death from the disease. The results are published in the April issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ®, the official [...]

   
 “Digital Mammography Better for Younger Women and Women with Dense Breasts”, A review of New England Journal of Medicine, October 27, 2005

Mammography is probably the most important tool doctors have to help diagnose breast cancer and follow women who’ve had it. Safe and highly accurate, a mammogram is an X-ray photograph of the breast. Leading experts, including [...]

7 Deadly Health Sins for Women
The Today Show has a new news segment called Today’s Daily Dose.  Today they had a great health segment on the 7 Deadly Health Sins for women.  Click on the link to view the video segment.  
 
 
1- Drinking- Two real problems.  Men have an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenates in their [...]

Fiesta Chicken
The Paraplegic Chef is Fight Pink’s official Online Chef!  Megan McCauley is an amazing woman who has overcome many obstacles in her life, to be the woman she is today.  She also has an amazing flair for cooking!  Below you will find her tasty recipe for Fiesta Chicken.  Be sure to click on the picture [...]