1 in 8 U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. She’s your mother, sister, daughter, aunt, neighbor and co-worker. More than that, she’s friends with you on your social network. Raising awareness to this issue and all of the research done to prevent and treat it is just one […]

In 2011, an estimated 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women. Approximately 39,520 women are expected to die from breast cancer this year alone. Finding a cure for breast cancer is a battle with which every man, woman and child should be concerned! It is claiming the lives of our […]

Four years ago my mother started participating to raise awareness and funds for the fight against Breast Cancer in the annual Breast Cancer Walk on Staten Island. That was the same year my aunt/ her sister was diagnosed with the disease. Since, she has journeyed to Clove Lakes Park ever year in pink threads with […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and according to BlackDoctor.org “African-American females experience higher death rates from breast cancer than any other racial or ethnic group.” This is partially due to African-American women tending to have more aggressive tumors. The fact is not meant to scare you, but it is meant as a wake up […]

With Breast Cancer Awareness month winding down, Planet Abiola just released a video blog on how to perform a self-examination. Click here to watch.