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Link Between High-Fat Diet During Puberty And Breast Cancer Risk Later In Life
Wednesday, 1 Sep, 2010 – 14:38 | No Comment
Link Between High-Fat Diet During Puberty And Breast Cancer Risk Later In Life

Girls eating a high-fat diet during puberty, even those who do not become overweight or obese, may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to Michigan State University researchers.
The implications – that a high-fat diet may have detrimental effects independent of its effect to cause obesity – could drive [...]

Breast Cancer Survivor Sheryl Crow And The Pink Lotus Breast Center Announce Opening Of The Sheryl Crow Imaging Center
Wednesday, 25 Aug, 2010 – 15:34 | One Comment
Breast Cancer Survivor Sheryl Crow And The Pink Lotus Breast Center Announce Opening Of The Sheryl Crow Imaging Center

Breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow and the Pink Lotus Breast Center announced the grand opening of the Sheryl Crow Imaging Center, a state of the art breast imaging center featuring the latest advancements in digital screening and diagnostic imaging technologies.
Located in Los Angeles, the Sheryl Crow Imaging Center is part of the Pink Lotus Breast [...]

Living Life with Trust
Sunday, 22 Aug, 2010 – 20:39 | No Comment
Living Life with Trust

August 20, 2010
Without a Net
Living Life with Trust
Living life without a net can be just what we need to step outside of ourselves and make the choices we need most.
As we create the life of our dreams, we often reach a crossroads where the choices seem to involve the risk of facing the unknown versus [...]

New US Research Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment
Thursday, 19 Aug, 2010 – 14:52 | No Comment
New US Research Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment

The environmental causes of breast cancer have been a hot topic for some time among academics, clinicians, and the general population. A huge variety of potential culprits have been put forward, including underwire bras, antiperspirants, and more recently household cleaning products. Indeed, in September 2003, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) created the Breast Cancer [...]

Taking a Break
Wednesday, 18 Aug, 2010 – 13:06 | No Comment
Taking a Break

August 16, 2010
A New Approach
Taking a Break from What You Are Doing
Sometimes we need to step back from what occupies our minds and take a break much like touching the reset button.
Sometimes we can get so wrapped up in our thoughts that we wind up going round in round in circles, finding it difficult to [...]

Being Ordinary
Friday, 13 Aug, 2010 – 19:07 | No Comment
Being Ordinary

Being Ordinary
By Christina Olachia
Katy, Tx–August 13, 2010–I have been asked many times what does it feel like to be a survivor? Did you ever really feel as if you were dying; did you ever want to give up? Well truthfully I am never really sure how to answer those questions. I guess if I had [...]

Karen Newman’s Story
Tuesday, 10 Aug, 2010 – 12:46 | No Comment
Karen Newman’s Story

Fight Pink–August 10, 2010– When mother of 3 and triathlete Karen Newman was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, she started a video diary. That was over 2 years ago.
Today, Karen Newman is a role model for women and men everywhere who are battling Breast Cancer. Karen continued to train, as well as [...]

Ease The Aftermath Of Breast Cancer With New Imaging Technique
Saturday, 7 Aug, 2010 – 12:43 | No Comment
Ease The Aftermath Of Breast Cancer With New Imaging Technique

A new study of breast cancer survivors may help physicians ease a common side effect of cancer treatments. The collaborative research by Eva Sevick, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Molecular Imaging at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHSC), and Caroline Fife, M.D., Director of the Memorial Herman Wound Care Clinic [...]

ASTRO Publishes Whole Breast Irradiation Guidelines
Wednesday, 4 Aug, 2010 – 23:13 | No Comment
ASTRO Publishes Whole Breast Irradiation Guidelines

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released evidence-based guidelines to define appropriate fractionation of whole breast irradiation (WBI), finding that hypofractionated (HF) WBI is effective for many patients with early-stage breast cancer. These guidelines are published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics, the official journal of ASTRO.
Studies have shown that WBI following [...]

1 in 8 Project
Friday, 30 Jul, 2010 – 17:27 | No Comment
1 in 8 Project

Fight Pink–July 30, 2010–Timothi Jane Graham was born and raised in New York City.   She has spent the last ten years of her life working as a portrait artist with an emphasis on photojournalism. Her unique portraits of women in the Hindu world have won rave reviews and many accolades. Timothi,  a survivor of [...]