Join us for a very important free virtual workshop hosted by the BCCRF and City of Hope to educate the community on the potential effects of environment chemicals on breast cancer risk and the precautionary steps that can be taken to reduce exposure to chemicals. Saturday, May 22, 2021 9am …
Every day we receive multiple, and often conflicting messages about the new coronavirus vaccines: how well do they work, who should get them and in which order of precedence? Each state has a different vaccine rollout system, and preexisting conditions such as breast cancer do not usually outweigh the established …
The National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) has announced that they will hold the 2021 Virtual Advocate Leadership Summit on May 13th-15th, followed by Lobby Day on the Hill on May 18th. Join with fellow survivors, advocates, and members of the breast cancer community who are lending their voice and transforming breast cancer research …
This is an unprecedented time we are living through, especially for those who have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer as well as those currently in treatment. What is the right course to take while balancing treatment for breast cancer and the COVID-19 virus? Many medical oncology professional associations have …
We often hear in the press about clinical trials being conducted in relation to various diseases, medical devices or treatment protocols. What exactly are clinical trials and how can we, as patient advocates, have a participatory role? Breakthrough scientific research can only become integrated into the standard of care if …
Cancercare will be providing three educational workshops from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) this December. Workshops are available to anyone for free and will be held online. Topics and registration information follows: Updates from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) on Triple Negative Breast Cancer – Tuesday, December …
Research indicates that the principal, unalterable risk factors for breast cancer are quite simply being a woman and getting older. However multiple factors from genetics to lifestyle can have an influence on breast cancer incidence, though the degree of causality is not always easy to determine. The California Breast Cancer …
Every year the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation hosts an Advocate Program in partnership with the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). This year, the event will be virtual and applications to attend are open to all advocates. Program dates are December 8-12, 2020 The program is an excellent compliment to …
There is something incredibly empowering about participating in the world’s largest international conference focused entirely on breast cancer! When I was first introduced to breast cancer advocacy in 2015, I had no scientific training or background and was merely curious to find out as much as I could about the …
Genetic Tests According to what we know now, only 5 to 10% of breast cancers in the United States are linked to an inherited gene mutation. Of those, half are linked to abnormal structural changes in the BRCA1 or the BRCA2 gene, both of whose functions are to repair damaged …
