Good News Notes: “A bright pink firetruck put smiles on cancer survivor and students’ faces Tuesday.” “Patti Wingate is a retired teacher and volunteer at the school. She is one of several cancer survivors who signed the Pink Heels Fire Truck on Tuesday.” “Volunteers said they run on donations and bring comfort and support to…
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Family and friends throw surprise celebration for breast cancer survivor
Good News Notes: “Family and friends threw a breast cancer survivor a surprise celebration of life at her Conshohocken salon in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” “Gider is 6.5 years cancer-free. She was diagnosed with Stage 0 breast cancer but it was stubborn and it kept coming back. She underwent 13 surgeries and ultimately…
Breast cancer vaccine could be available in 8 years, says Mayo Clinic
Good News Notes: “A vaccine that prevents the recurrence and development of breast and ovarian cancers could become available in less than a decade, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.” “The researchers developed an immunotherapy treatment that trains the immune system to recognize and kill breast cancer cells. Based on the…
Big Fish Games Pledges $250K Toward Breast Cancer Awareness in Partnership with National Breast Cancer Foundation
Good News Notes: Big Fish Games boasts more than 7 million players, more than 82 percent of whom are women. Those players can show their support for the cause by playing in one or both “play for a cause” events. “NBCF uses 84 percent of its donations for programs that provide free mammograms for women…
3-D images help doctors find cancer sooner
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/3-d-tech-helping-doctors-find-cancer-sooner/28398092
MAKING A MARK: Teenager from Chesapeake heads nonprofit to help kids with illness in their families
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/chesapeake/making-a-mark-teen-starts-nonprofit-to-help-kids-with-illness-in-their-family/291-462e21ab-5f18-49d6-bb3d-a57e4b6331fc
This MIT AI Predicts Breast Cancer Risk Up to 5 Years in Advance
https://www.pcmag.com/news/368458/this-mit-ai-predicts-breast-cancer-risk-up-to-5-years-in-adv
Helping Breast Cancer Survivors Afford Reconstruction
https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2019/05/20/breast-cancer-survivors-reconstruction/
Knowledge Is Power
https://abc7.com/health/ie-man-uses-his-story-to-raise-awareness-about-male-breast-cancer/5190536/
Medical Advances In Breast Cancer
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/02/11/breast-cancer-mammograms-treatment-freya-schnabel-niki-kollia-stephanie-stahl/amp/