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One of the problems a young woman with breast cancer faces is the fact that so many drugs are specifically indicated for post-menopausal women.
But today it was announced that zoledronic acid (or a drug called Zometa) which is used to treat bone metastases and recently approved to treat osteoporosis proved to significantly reduce the risk […]
Makes me want to live down under, this one does.
Autoglam Bling Car Stickers are raising breast cancer awareness and fundraising for Australia’s National Breast Cancer Foundation with this limited edition Pink Butterfly Car Sticker.
80 cents from each sale will be donated — that’s 10% since they retail for $8 — cool.
They’ll be hitting stores June […]
I was just checking out You Tube for some inspiration and look who I came across? One of my favorite Pink Ribbon Readers — Cathy Bueti!
If you haven’t already read these posts, check out:
Cathy Bueti’s survivor story
Cathy Bueti’s Survivor Q&A
A review of Cathy Bueti’s book Breastless in the City
Go Cathy! Yippee!
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer […]
Thought I’d put together an easy reference list for those you just joining me — when you have time, check out these five fabulous Pink Ribbon Review posts from the month of May:
Reach out and get help
The meaning of those rubber pink breast cancer awareness bracelets
Breast cancer can cause post traumatic stress disorder
A menopause primer: […]
Did you know that African Americans have the highest death rate from breast cancer of any racial/ethnic group in the U.S.? So while 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, African American women are more likely to die from the disease. This seems to warrant some special attention.
Susan G. Komen is on […]
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Elizabeth M., please email your address to pinkribbonreview at gmail dot com as soon as possible and I’ll get your prize off to you!
Congratulations to you. And thanks to everyone who entered this contest. Remember, you can always head over to the DaysAgo website and order your own digital day counter.
Also, if you […]
This is why keeping a breast cancer blog is such fun!
Check out this post if you want to be in the running for the Pink DaysAgo Digital Day Counter to help you keep track of your last BSE.
The rules? Leave a comment on the post owning up to the date of your last BSE.
I’ll award […]
You probably heard about the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, maybe even skimmed a recent news story about it. But maybe, like me, you didn’t quite understand what it was all about?
I mean, here’s what crowded my brain: Hasn’t this been around for a while? Haven’t they implemented this yet? Hasn’t it been years since […]
Did you know that the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent? (It was 74 percent in 1982!)
(Source: Susan G. Komen for the Cure)
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer blog, cancer, Karen Lynch, Karen M. Lynch, Komen, survivor, Susan G. Komen, Susan G. Komen […]
Often, on a Sunday morning, I’ll head over to the display of candles at my church and light one in memory of someone in my life that has passed away. Lighting a candle reminds me, when I’m grieving, that God is light. Even in times of great darkness, like in death, God is light. My […]
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Written by Karen Lynch [email] for b5media.
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