[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="65349" img_size="1050x600" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]There is a grim reality to both cancer research and funding: Each, to an enormous degree, is directed at early detection, not when metastasis has already taken place. Like most diseases, cancer is, in fact, fairly curable at its earliest...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="22374" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found an explanation for how breast cancer spreads to the lungs, which could potentially hold the key to preventing the progression of the disease. Led by Dr. Ainhoa Mielgo, the research team conducted...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="65357" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life. In fact, other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women in the country. Unfortunately, the two...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="70190" img_size="medium"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Lucy Elicker Stanovick, an English professor, writer, wife, and mother of two, received the news that she had Stage IV metastatic breast cancer in April 2008. Although active, health-conscious, and just 42 years old, she was suddenly faced with her mortality:...
In addition to sharing her breast cancer story, Campbell wants to take her positive experience and pay it forward any way that she can. In hopes of helping others in the cancer community, she shares some of the biggest takeaways from her experience....
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19296" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]From a genetic standpoint, the human body is akin to a symphony, with individual genes often functioning as part of a larger whole. In the case of breast cancer, it can be that no one gene is so...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="19162" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Triple-negative breast cancer, one of the deadliest and most aggressive forms of breast cancer, spreads quickly, is resistant to many chemotherapies and is likely to reoccur even after a seemingly successful round of therapies. The cause for the latter is the resiliency...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="40339" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]As the tidal wave of pink paraphernalia synonymous with October ebbs, and our thoughts turn to turkey, football, and autumn foliage in full Technicolor array, it’s important to keep in mind that preventing breast cancer is a year-round affair. Vigilance...
Nearly 15-20% of breast cancers are so-called “triple negative,” meaning such cancers have tested negative in pathology reports for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and Her2/Neu. The growth of these cancers are not fueled by estrogen and progesterone, as are most cancers, and therefore, do not respond...
Unfortunately, breast cancer stats are staggering. Although there's no sure way to prevent breast cancer, here are 7 steps to minimize your risk....
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