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August 2, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="61795" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][vc_column_text css=""] Thank you, Safeway Foundation, you Make Cures Possible! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""]We are thrilled to announce and extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Safeway Foundation for their continuing support with a $10,000 grant to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). This...

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July 18, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="61695" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][vc_column_text css=""] With Teamwork, We Can Make Cures Possible   [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""]This thought was the motivating force that pulled together this successful Friday night event in the heart of Frederick, Maryland, with the Frederick Keys. This event has become a yearly highlight for the...

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June 24, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="61585" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""]With no family history of disease and no genetic predisposition, it came as quite a shock to Kristen Berset-Harris, Former Host of Great Day Washington on WUSA9, when she received not one but two breast cancer diagnoses in...

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June 18, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="61361" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]Hope is often associated with a cancer journey. Cancer Survivor and NFCR Community Outreach Ambassador Hope Stewart epitomizes what the word 'Hope' means. Her story is one to which many can relate. Her resolve to beat cancer and advocate...

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March 15, 2024

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="60454" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text] When motivated individuals come together, what can be accomplished is profound. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This driving force has kept the Daffodils & Diamonds Luncheon, Auction, and Fashion Show pressing forward for the last 41 years. Since its inception, the committee behind the annual event has made...

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May 25, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="49988" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Continued research has resulted in constant treatment improvement that provides more therapeutic options for breast cancer patients. In addition to the standard treatment options, advanced targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and combination therapy have significantly improved breast cancer treatment outcomes.  According to a...

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March 24, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="48299" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text] Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is more aggressive and has a worse prognosis than other breast cancers. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for about 15-20% of all breast cancers. The word "triple-negative" means laboratory test results for the three treatment targets on cancer cells,...

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March 22, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="48275" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the world, and although less common, it can also affect men. An estimated 284,200 new breast cancer cases will be diagnosed in the United States this year, and...

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November 4, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="45817" img_size="large" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]As we grow older, we learn to understand that life happens quickly. Aly Newel learned just how quickly things could happen when she was screened for, diagnosed with, and received breast cancer treatment, all within 22 days. After losing her mother to...

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October 12, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="45184" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One mammogram every two years doesn’t sound so bad, but what happens if a woman skips one? A recent study warns that missing just one mammogram before being diagnosed with cancer significantly increases a woman’s probability of dying from the disease.  The Importance of Mammograms Mammograms...

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