Thursday, October 25, 2012
Breast cancer isn't age specific. Here's how to cope with treatments and augmentations if you are diagnosed earlier in life.
Generally speaking, 123 out of every 100,000 women in Maryland have a chance of getting breast cancer, according to this breast cancer statistics chart from komen.org. Furthermore, women in Anne Arundel County have a higher rate of breast cancer than in other areas of the state and the country, according to statistics from the county's Department of Health. An American woman in her 30s has a one in 232 chance of getting the disease, and a woman 20 years her senior has a 1 in 42 probability, according to the website. “We aren’t certain, breast cancer in younger women is likely caused by a genetic predisposition,” said Ann H. Partridge, M.D., M.P.H., the medical oncologist director of the Adult Survivorship Program at Dana-Farber Cancer …
Monday, October 22, 2012
One woman with Stage 4 breast cancer talks about how she navigates through the sea of pink.
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
- Anna Staver
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Monday, October 22, 2012
When Kay Campbell walked in and found her local grocery decked out in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, her stomach churned. "I thought, 'I am not going to be able to shop in this grocery the entire month of October,'" Campbell said. "It’s just too much in my face." Campbell, a Crofton resident, has metastatic breast cancer, which means the disease is considered Stage 4 and has metastasized or spread to other parts of her body. "Only 2 percent of the money raised for breast cancer goes to Stage 4 research," Campbell said. "In my little world I understand that 30 percent of the women who do get breast cancer are going to metastasize and nobody talks about those women." She doesn't fault stores or their employees for "thinking pink," …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The mortality rate has dropped over the past decade, but the rate of local breast cancer patients is still higher than either the state or the nation.
Women in Anne Arundel County have a higher rate of breast cancer than in other areas of the state and the country, according to statistics from the county's Department of Health. Throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Patch has assembled stories of survivors, local groups that work to battle cancer and programs you can take to inform yourself about cancer. According to Anne Arundel County's 2012 Community Health Report Card, the mortality rate for breast cancer patients was 25 per 100,000 women—exceeding the national rate goal of 20.6, between the years of 2004-2008. The Capital reported that mortality rates between 2000 and 2009 have dropped to below the state's levels, but are still higher than the national average. The incidence of …
Saturday, October 6, 2012
From galas to walks to shopping, here's how you can participate, pledge support and donate to the cause in Annapolis.
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
- Anna Staver
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and whether you love to shop, attend events, walk or run, there are tons of different ways to support the cause. Check out the list below of opportunities to go pink in Annapolis and beyond: Breast cancer survivors are banding together to form two teams (one Annapolis, one Eastport) for the 2012 Maryland Republic of Eastport Annual International Tug-O-War that takes place on Nov. 3. "Healing in Heels" Dash for Breast Cancer is a 550-yard dash through the Annapolis Towne Centre that takes place on Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. Registration costs $25, and the proceeds go Anne Arundel Medical Center's Breast Center and Save the Coconuts. In addition to these local events, Maryland residents will be …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The third annual METAvivor authors' luncheon raises money for Stage 4 breast cancer research.
Seven area authors will gather in Annapolis to talk about their work, eat lunch and raise money for breast cancer research at the Double Tree Hilton on Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The third annual Metavivor Authors' Luncheon raises money for research for metastatic breast cancer, which means the disease is considered Stage 4 and has metastasized or spread to other parts of the body. "It’s about as far as you can go in terms of the stages. There are no other stages," said Avis Halberstadt, METAvivor treasurer and event organizer. "Thirty percent of men and women who are originally diagnosed with breast cancer have Stage 4, but only 2 percent of the research money goes for advanced breast cancer." That's something that METAvivor, an …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The local Stage 4 breast cancer awareness group earns top marks for presenting research information at international conference in Lisbon.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Our friends over at Greater Annapolis' own METAvivor metastatic breast cancer advocacy group wanted to share some recent news about a successful trip overseas. Thanks to METAvivor for the following information: METAvivor Research and Support President Dian "CJ" Corneliussen-James and Board Member Kelly Lange attended the Advanced Breast Cancer First Consensus Conference (ABC1) in Lisbon, Portugal from Nov. 3-5. The first-of-its-kind international conference focused on the treatment and management of metastatic breast cancer patients. METAvivor submitted an abstract in advance of the conference that detailed support and lifestyle needs of metastatic breast cancer patients. The abstract, which took its information from a METAvivor survey of …
Friday, November 4, 2011
Students, teachers and staff participating in annual Passionately Pink program raise more than $300.
Annapolis Middle School students, teachers and staff capped off October by blowing past their fundraising goal in support of breast cancer research. Each year, the school holds Passionately Pink to help raise money during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lisa Paddy, AMS 6th/7th grade language A teacher and team leader and MYP liaison, said in an email. The money raised went to Susan G Komen for the Cure. Paddy said the goal was $200 and in past years, they didn't quite make it. "We ended up raising just over $300, with donations still trickling in," Paddy said in the email. "This year we did get a couple online donations, but the majority was staff donations." For a $2 donation, staff received a "Passionately Pink 2011" pin, and each …
Friday, October 21, 2011
New program to have format similar to popular TV talk shows Dr. Oz or The Doctors and launches on Tuesday.
Taking a page from popular TV doctor talk shows like The Doctors and Dr. Oz, Anne Arundel Medical Center has come up with its own take on the format with DocsTalk. The hospital has planned its first episode at 6 p.m. Tuesday and will tackle the topic “The Truth about Breast Cancer and Heart Disease.” It is free and open to the public. The local show, a new take on the old medical seminar, will be hosted by Dr. Briana Walton and Dr. John Martin, according to a release from the hospital. “This is a whole new way of communicating health information, particularly on the local level,” Walton said in the release. She said, traditionally, audience members have been subjected to lengthy presentations with lots of medical jargon. “We’ve thrown that…
One in 1,000 men, compared to one in eight women, will face breast cancer at some point.
Allen Wilson doesn’t mind being a poster child for a pink cause. “Exploit me,” he said. Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 when he was 51. Now he’s using his experience to save other grandfathers, fathers, sons, brothers and uncles. Wilson, of Houston, noticed a lump under his nipple, but he ignored it until the day he collided with one of his sons while playing basketball. He did some research and decided he needed to see his doctor. “Two days later, I had a mammogram. It’s amazing what those technicians can do with so little tissue to work with,” he said. Wilson had a mastectomy and chemotherapy. His hair was falling out, so his two sons helped give him a Mohawk and paint half red and half green for a family Christmas card. …
Monday, October 17, 2011
It is the second year for the grant program and fundraising work is already under way for next year.
METAvivor Research and Support, a nonprofit group dedicated to raising money and awareness for Stage 4 breast cancer patients, recently awarded grants to researchers working on metastatic breast cancer. Alana Welm, Ph.D., University of Utah, and Andrea Mastro, Ph.D, Penn State, both received grants at a ceremony on Oct. 10 at the University of Maryland, according to a release. The awards coincided with the kick-off of METAvivor's 30% for 30% Campaign, which advocates for an equitable change in the use of breast cancer research funds, METAvivor officials said in the release. METAvivor, based in Bay Ridge, contends that 30 percent of breast cancer research funds should be dedicated to metastatic breast cancer research because 30 percent of …
S C Eastport
8:55 am on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Great example of a true grassroots movement. Congrats Ms. Campbell. Best wishes and thank you for your advocacy! more ›