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“In Israel, a Push to Screen for Cancer Gene Leaves Many Conflicted” By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times. KFAR SABA, Israel — Ever since she tested positive for a defective gene that causes breast cancer, Tamar Modiano has harbored a mother’s fear: that she had passed it on to her two daughters. . . . → Read More: In Israel, a Push to Screen for Cancer Gene Leaves Many Conflicted 
The breast cancer awareness season was busy for Breast Cancer Consortium partners and contributors as we work diligently to change the breast cancer paradigm. Cathie Malhouitre’s Au Sein De Sa Difference offered two events in France, a screening of “Pink Ribbons, Inc.” and a colloquium on living with cancer. Grazia de Michele organized a . . . → Read More: BCC Quarterly is out (2013, Issue 4) 
Illness and Vanity Reflected I stare in a bathroom mirror looking for my thick, bushy eyebrows. The ones I rarely ever pluck. The shapeless ones. The ones men have either been repulsed by or coveted. The ones I inherited from my father and passed on to my children. The ones my sister fondly says, “look . . . → Read More: A poem by Laura Ruberto, “Illness and Vanity Reflected”
“Mammograms can help–and harm.” By H. Gilbert Welch, CNN. As part of breast cancer awareness month, a 40-year-old anchor had her first mammogram on morning television. And last week the anchor, Amy Robach, underwent a double mastectomy after announcing she had cancer, and saying — in front of 5 million viewers — that “having a . . . → Read More: Mammograms can help–and harm
“The Emperor of All Maladies”: Why Our Society Overfunds Internet Companies and Underfunds Cancer Research.” By Glen Kelman, LinkedIn.com. This post is part of a series in which Influencers describe the books that changed them. Follow the channel to see the full list. A few years ago, I was on a train to the airport . . . → Read More: “The Emperor of All Maladies”: Why Our Society Overfunds Internet Companies and Underfunds Cancer Research 
Angelo Merendino celebrated what would have been his sixth wedding anniversary by releasing, “The Battle We Didn’t Choose — My Wife’s Fight With Breast Cancer” in digital book format. Angelo’s photographs give a look inside the day-to-day life of a young couple facing breast cancer together. Jennifer died on December 22, 2011. More than . . . → Read More: Angelo Merendino’s TEDx talk on “The Battle We Didn’t Choose” 
“Good Morning America’s” Amy Robach (Ida Mae Astute/ AP Photo/ ABC) Good Morning America correspondent Amy Robach announced on November 11th that the on-air mammogram she had in front of millions as part of Good Morning America’s month-long breast cancer awareness promotion, ended up getting her a breast cancer diagnosis. Although there are . . . → Read More: The Mammogram Myth, Alive and Well on “Good Morning America”
“Wishing on risks.” By Jane McCredie, MJA Insight. WHAT’S a doctor to do when a patient wants something that is not clinically indicated? Getting out the liquid nitrogen to remove an unsightly skin blemish during a routine GP visit might seem harmless enough, but what about prescribing beta-blockers to help manage exam nerves or agreeing . . . → Read More: On Wish-Fulfilling Medicine 
On October 1st, Gayle Sulik gave a “Rethink Pink” presentation at Colgate University, accompanied by two classroom presentations, meetings with students, and a review of some of the University’s breast cancer awareness materials. Following the presentation students developed a new Breast Cancer Quick Facts poster. Many thanks to Valerie Garcia for researching information for the . . . → Read More: Students at Colgate University Develop Breast Cancer Awareness Poster 
Oncogrrrls and Marimachos cancerosas proudly announce a public event on ‘Breast Cancer and Dissident Corporealities’. This is the first of its kind event in Spain that seeks to challenge heteronormativity and biomedical authority in breast cancer policy discourses and practices. When: 11/9/2013 at 3pm Where: Ca la Dona, Barcelona, Spain Agenda: 15:00 h. Projection ‘Pink . . . → Read More: Nov 9: Breast Cancer and Dissident Corporealities’, Barcelona, Spain |
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