Tag: breast cancer

Breast cancer screening saves lives. But while experts agree on the need for breast cancer screening, screening guidelines have become increasingly complex in recent years.

The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund has raised and donated more than $5 million to Stony Brook’s researchers since the fund’s inception in 1996.

A breast cancer diagnosis can change patients’ lives in ways they never imagined. That’s especially so in the rare instances when women younger than 40 are diagnosed with the disease.

Jennifer offers this advice: “Get screened no matter how scary the outcome can be.”  I couldn't agree more.

The Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition (RVCBCC) held its first Golf and Tennis Outing on Monday, June 21 at the Seawane Golf Club in Hewlett. Money raised from the event goes directly toward helping the organization's recipients: women and men diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022.

Better screening, diagnosis and treatment are paving the way for a greater quality of life and longevity for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer.

The A List: A roundup of Long Island's leading breast cancer nonprofits.

Myths about breast cancer may be as harmful as accurate information is helpful, so learning the truth and debunking those myths can be an important part of women’s preventive approach to breast cancer.

Women are being urged to resume their annual breast cancer screenings now that coronavirus is no longer overwhelming medical facilities on Long Island.

“I went from barely being able to walk down the block to climbing the second highest peak in the Pacific Northwest,” says Stacy Miranda.