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Phyllis Johnson

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivor

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posted 10/12/2008, comment (1)

Speaking Research: Gayla Little and Project LEAD

Do you speak Research? Gayla Little didn’t know the language before her Stage IIIB Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) diagnosis in 2000 at age 44. “When I was first diagnosed I got into a clinical trial immediately. I didn’t know anything about that world of research.” But Gayla quickly began... Read more Chevron

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PJ Hamel

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posted 10/09/2008, comments (4)

Would I Let My Mother Die Of Breast Cancer?

When you’re over 80 years old, as my mother is, your chance of getting breast cancer is 1 in 8. Of the eight white-haired ladies gathered around the pool, the hot Florida sun shimmering off the chlorine-blue water, statistics say one will get breast cancer—assuming none have already been touched by the disease. If you have breast... Read more Chevron

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Cancer Vixen

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Fashionista - Activista - Cartoonist

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posted 09/27/2008, comments (12)

A Memo to Corporate America, RE: PINK CAUSES and Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I'm blogging from the Bath & Body Works in the Dadeland Mall in Miami, where I just did another in-store appearance, and as I was looking at the beautiful display, cakes, coffee and the happy hosts, this occurred to me: Memo to Corporate America... Do you want to increase traffic in your store? Do you want to... Read more Chevron

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Laurie Kingston

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posted 09/30/2008, comments (2)

Living With Metastasis: My Story's Not Over... Keep In Touch

This year, I made it one of my personal missions to reach more women through my writing. I wanted to get the message out that more of us are living longer and living well with metastatic breast cancer. Before 2006, I didn’t even know what the word “metastatic” meant. By the end of that year, it was a word that terrified... Read more Chevron

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Fran Visco

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President, National Breast Cancer Coalition

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posted 09/15/2008, comments (2)

Dispatch From the Campaign Trail: More Funding for Better Cancer Research

Now that the political conventions are behind us, we're starting to hear what each of the candidates would do as president. Funding for cancer research is one of those areas we're hearing about. McCain and Obama disagree about plenty when it comes to health care, but they do agree on one thing: dramatically increasing the funding for... Read more Chevron

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