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I received an email from my mother yesterday that included a copy of the essay written by former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow before he died (on July 12, 2008). The title of the essay was ‘Cancer’s Unexpected Blesings’.
My mom prefaced the essay with a note about how beautiful it was; she’s an ovarian […]
Apparently after last night’s Bon Jovi concert I’m feeling a little boy crazy. Check this out:
Mamma Mia! The Movie opens in theaters this Friday. Based on the smash hit musical (Mamma Mia! The Musical), Mamma Mia! The Movie stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper and Christine […]
American Idol winner David Cook (love him) is going to perform at Taste for a Cure 2008, a fundraising event for UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Yes, that’s a comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute — with a breast cancer department worth considering if you’re in the area.
The event will take place on […]
I shared earlier this week that it was Celebrity Week at b5Media’s Health and Wellness Channel.
With that in mind, I thought I’d be remiss not to include a list of celebrity breast cancer survivors here at The Pink Ribbon Review; here’s what I’ve pulled together (listed date of diagnosis/treatment):
Dorothy Hamill (2008)
Robin Roberts (2007)
Cynthia Nixon (2006)
Sheryl […]
Reese Witherspoon is a Global Ambassador for Avon Products, Inc. and honorary Chairman of the Avon Foundation — an organization that includes breast cancer on their list of initiatives.
Isn’t this photo fantastic? Just this week, Reese took part in a Japanese tea ceremony in Tokyo; she’s there raising awareness of breast cancer (this article cites […]
On June 8th, Deborah Gibson attended and performed at the 6th Annual What A Pair! Concert at the Orpheum Theater in LA (here are a few reviews of the performances!).
It was an evening of broadway duets — cabaret style, performed by celebrity women to benefit breast cancer research — man, I wish I was in […]
A few weeks ago I posted about Cynthia Nixon’s new role as an ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Well, one of Komen’s agencies has given me permission to embed the following video here at The Pink Ribbon Review (thanks Julie!):
With the success of the new movie Sex and the City, it’s wonderful that […]
Oh my goodness, guess what’s going on here at b5Media? Well, starting today, Monday, June 9, 2008, and running through Saturday, June 14, 2008:
It’s b5media Health & Wellness Channel Celebrity Health Week!
So yeah, busy as I’ve been, I wanted to participate (I hate to be left out of anything!). But I didn’t want to just […]
The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, or His Royal Highness The Prince Charles as he’s known in Scotland, is going to officially open a research unit on Thursday designed to improve and develop treatments for breast cancer.
Prince Charles will be given a guided tour of the newest facility for an organization called Breakthrough — the […]
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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Written by Karen Lynch [email] for b5media.
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