Hello and welcome to the Breast Cancer Coalition’s Blog.
Beautifully Healthy
Personal care and beauty products can contribute to our overall well-being in many ways. From ensuring basic cleanliness to caring for our bodies to enhancing our aesthetic sense of who we are, and so much more, these products are part of the daily self-care routines of virtually everyone in our society.
Research Update Winter 2023
On October 22, the Coalition participated in a day-long seminar at Cornell University called The Science of Cancer Research.
Living With MBC
I’d like everyone to know there is a bipartisan bill in Congress now with over 200 co-sponsors. The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (HR 3183) expedites payments for those have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). This is especially helpful for young people diagnosed with MBC as well as many others.
Talc-based powder
On August 11, 2022, the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) company announced that they will end worldwide sales of their talcum-based baby powder and switch to a formula based on corn starch by 2023.
Advancing Equity
While in Washington, D.C. for the Leadership Summit, I attended the “Breast Cancer Disparities–Advancing Health Equity in Cancer Care” workshop session. This session included an incredible panel of five speakers and a panel discussion after.
Survivor Advocates in DC
A group of empowered survivor-advocates from the Breast Cancer Coalition embarked on an early morning flight to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 30. Ours was the largest group attending the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s* Annual Leadership Summit.
After Breast Implant Reconstruction
Those who undergo surgery for breast cancer will live many years with the results, and informed decision-making is vital. The field of medicine is not static, nor do most patients expect it to be. As new information comes to light, new guidelines emerge, and standards of care change and evolve over the course of time.
Research Update
2022 marks a milestone for the Coalition. This is the year our Research Initiative surpassed one million dollars in grant funds awarded to researchers in our region!
Focusing on Growth
Summer is the season of growth and renewal. We see it in our gardens and window boxes. We see it in farm fields as we travel back and forth between cities. We see it in our children… our families… our friends… circles ever expanding, widening, and evolving.
Going with Grain
It seems that everywhere you turn, you’ll hear advice to watch your carbs, cut carbs, or go low-carb. But in truth, we all need carbohydrates. They provide the body’s primary energy source – glucose – which fuels everything we do, from breathing to walking to thinking to reading this article.