Week Two: Breast Cancer Prevention Month
Week two of Breast Cancer Prevention Month focuses on the reality that chemicals in our everyday products are not just affecting our health — they’re making their way into our environment.
Breast Cancer Fund
How much pink turns into green? (Chicago Tribune, 10/4/2010)
While the Breast Cancer Fund is not a “pink” organization, we are recognized as one of the most trusted breast cancer charities. Here’s an excerpt from an article in last week’s Chicago Tribune…
It’s Time for Breast Cancer Prevention Month (Huffington Post, 10/12/2010)
It’s that pink time of year again, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But when virtually every American has been touched by the disease, who among us is not aware of breast cancer? What we need is Breast Cancer PREVENTION Month…
Week One: Breast Cancer Prevention Month
The release of our latest edition of State of the Evidence launched a month-long campaign to move the breast cancer conversation in October beyond awareness and to prevention. Here’s a roundup for week one of Breast Cancer Prevention Month.
Powerful New Video: Breast Cancer Prevention Starts with Us
The Breast Cancer Fund today released a new video telling the story of prevention through the voices of those touched by this disease.
A climber’s perspective
To give you a personal perspective from one of our inspiring climbers, we asked Rebecca Shaloff of Washington, D.C., to share her thoughts about the Climb Against the Odds journey:
Trailhead celebration
All the climbers are down from the mountain and enjoying hot showers back in the town of Mt. Shasta. Welcome back!
A snowy start
After last-minute boot re-lacings, pack re-packings and hugs from family and friends, the climb teams are off!
Climbers share their thoughts before the 2010 Mt. Shasta expedition
On Sunday, June 13, 26 individuals from across the country will meet together in Northern California to begin final preparations for an expedition of a lifetime. They have each put in countless hours of fundraising and six months of rigorous training – whether hiking the modest hills in Central Florida to climbing the peaks of Montana … Read more…
Burlington woman climbs for breast cancer prevention (Burlington Free Press, 5/19/10)
Lindsey Stair, 24, a member of the Breast Cancer Fund's 2010 Climb Against the Odds expedition, did a Q&A session with her local paper, Burlington Free Press, about her upcoming climb of Mt. Shasta. On Saturday, May 22, Lindsey will join her fellow East Coast teammates for a climb of New Hampshire's Mt. Washington, and … Read more…