Three researchers who have focused much of their careers on developing targeted therapies that both lower the risk of developing hormone-sensitive breast cancers and effectively treat the disease are this year's winners of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure(r) Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in basic science and clinical research. This is the highest award of merit given by the...
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s largest breast cancer organization, today announced the appointment of Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker as chief executive officer. Brinker, a breast cancer survivor, founded the organization nearly 30 years ago in memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from the disease...
WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Breast cancer patients, survivors and advocates across the nation celebrated the adoption of an amendment to the U.S. Senate health reform bill by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) that would ensure access to potentially life-saving breast cancer screenings, with no cost sharing for patients. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Advocacy Alliance...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a nonprofit dedicated to breast cancer research, announced Wednesday that its founder Nancy G. Brinker has been named chief executive officer.
WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New mammography recommendations have created confusion that should serve as a national wake-up call to improve breast cancer screening technology, the head of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Advocacy Alliance, the nation’s largest breast cancer advocacy organization, told Congress today. “Since the announcement of the new guidelines,...
WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New mammography recommendations have created confusion that should serve as a national wake-up call to improve breast cancer screening technology, the head of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Advocacy Alliance, the nation’s largest breast cancer advocacy organization, told Congress today. “Since the announcement of the new guidelines,...
Calling his work "one of the most important findings in breast cancer and health disparities in the last decade," the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has named Charles M. Perou, Ph.D. the 2009 Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure(r).
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... benefit the museum. $75 [ MoMa ] It seems like the vast majority of products tied in with Susan G. Komen for the Cure are offering half-assed donations at best. At least KitchenAid is taking it seriously by donating $50 for each pink stand mixer sold (and there is no "charity premium" tacked on to the price). A bit tacky, but this is probably the best countertop mixer you...
( University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) Calling his work "one of the most important findings in breast cancer and health disparities in the last decade," the American Association for Cancer Research has named Charles M. Perou, Ph.D., the 2009 Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Autodesk University 2009 is over and so is the Shutterbug Tour this year. I am going through the hundreds of photos to prepare to post them over the next few days. I am now leaving my hair in Las Vegas after having my head shaved for the Susan G Komen Foundation after many donated to the charity.
[Guest post by Jack Dunphy] Check out the employees at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., as they cut the rug on behalf of breast cancer awareness. My own sainted mother is a breast cancer survivor, so I found the video not only fun but affecting. Anyone so inclined (and who wouldn’t be?) can donate to Susan G. Komen for the Cure by clicking here . Every dollar helps....
... business day. This year all donations collected will be given to The American Cancer Society and Susan G. Komen for the Cure in memory of members of the legal community, Christie Floyd and Lisa Clay, as well as the many others who have lost their lives to cancer. We are currently collecting a five dollar cash donation in exchange for a ticket to the luncheon. Jefferson County Public...
... says guidelines 'poorly worded.' -- Tami Dennis Photo: Runners hoist a giant bra at September's Susan G. Komen Orange County Race For The Cure in Newport Beach. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times
