Patients and doctors should discuss treatment in light of COVID-19 developments
Many states across the U.S. are reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases and some have announced changes to their re-opening plans. Today, the state of Texas suspended elective surgeries at hospitals...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: Episode 6, 7/2/20
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCJ3kVsn6xE/ In this week’s episode of In Case You Missed It, Susan G. Komen’s Susan Brown addresses recent news that breast cancer deaths will increase because of...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: Episode 7, 7/17/20
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwSAskHZVo/ The New York Times recently published data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that described the demographics of people in the U.S. who have...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: The Census Matters
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDWiJvgHp2e/ The census is now open for everyone to complete. It is important that every household in the U.S. participates because the information collected informs so...
View ArticleFDA’s New Guidance Recommends Including Men in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
New federal guidance recommends that breast cancer clinical trials be open to men – who are being diagnosed with and dying from the disease – but have largely been excluded from clinical trials. An...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: Will Telemedicine Continue After the COVID Pandemic Ends?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6sH43nbPG/ Telemedicine, or meeting with your doctor over the phone or computer, has been more widely used recently than in the past due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: Major Breast Cancer News Announced at ESMO
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGgJTj2HVJI/ Leading cancer doctors just wrapped up the annual European Society of Medical Oncology – or ESMO – meeting, where major breast cancer news was announced....
View ArticleOmnibus COVID-19 Economic Relief, Appropriations Bill Benefits Breast Cancer...
After months of debate and disagreement, lawmakers have finally reached agreement on an omnibus COVID-19 economic relief and appropriations package. The package included many issues that Susan G....
View ArticleSupport Susan G. Komen by Donating Cryptocurrency
support komen today On January 19, Susan G. Komen announced it would accept more than 70 kinds of donated cryptocurrency. At a time when digital currency has become more popular than Venmo among the...
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Going Flat? Self-Advocacy is Key
A recent Washington Post article shared the experiences of patients who wanted to “go flat” rather than undergoing breast mound reconstruction after mastectomy. The article examined how sentiment...
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