Alphonse Breast Cancer Foundation Challenges Facebook users to a $10 Challenge on Giving Tuesday On Giving Tuesday on December 3rd, 2019, Facebook is matching a total of up to $7 million in donations made on Facebook to eligible US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits. And Alphonse Breast Cancer Foundation is eligible! So with our wonderful active Facebook […]
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The population of cancer survivors in the US is growing, and many struggle to pay health care costs. A study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds one-fourth of survivors have problems paying medical bills and one-third worry about them. Not surprisingly, people without health insurance have a harder time than those with insurance.
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A study by an international group of researchers has found for the first time that a combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy can extend lives of women with triple-negative breast cancer. A new treatment option would be significant because triple-negative breast cancers don’t respond to hormone therapy or targeted therapy. In addition, they tend to grow and spread faster than
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An important way to keep up with your breast health is to be aware of how your breasts normally look and feel, and know what changes to look for. Finding breast cancer as early as possible gives you a better chance of successful treatment. But knowing what to look for is not a substitute for screening
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Eating right is one important way you may be able to lower your risk of breast cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends eating mostly vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, and less red meat (beef, pork, and lamb), less processed meat (bacon, sausage, luncheon meats, and hot dogs), and fewer sweets. A healthy diet can help reduce the
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Study compares Kadcyla (T-DM1) to Herceptin (Trastuzumab) Research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium may result in a new standard of care for some people with HER2 positive, early stage breast cancer. Typically, patients treated with a combination of chemotherapy and Herceptin (trastuzumab) who still have some breast cancer remaining at the time of surgery are given more Herceptin afterward.
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Although there is no sure way to prevent breast cancer, there are several things you can do that may lower your likelihood of getting it. Other factors, including family history, also increase your risk, but most women who get breast cancer (about 8 out of 10) do not have it in the family. Here are 5 ways to
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If you’re preparing for chemotherapy for the first time, you may be wondering what to expect. We asked our Facebook community to share their best advice for preparing for chemotherapy – and the side effects that come with it. Here’s what they had to say. Get some rest Fatigue is the most common side effect experienced by cancer patients, especially those undergoing
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Cancer survivors are more likely than people with no cancer history to have money-related problems due to medical bills according to a study published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study, published January 21, 2019, says younger survivors faced the greatest financial difficulties. And among survivors with private insurance, those enrolled in high
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Engaging in regular exercise is good for you for many reasons, and one of them is to lower your risk of getting breast cancer. Many studies conducted over the past 20 years have shown consistently that an increase in physical activity is linked to a lower breast cancer risk. How exercising lowers breast cancer risk is not
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