Miracle Survivors: Book Winner Shares Her Story Of Support And Survival

http://www.tamiboehmer.com/2012/06/book-winner-shares-her-story-of-support-and-survival/
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Milwaukee Doctor Battles Rare Cancer

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Raise awareness about triple negative breast cancer (tnbc)

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Dr. Flippin is an african american doctor who was diagnosed with tnbc 9/2010. She has no family history of cancer and had never heard specifically of tnbc prior to her diagnosis. There is a drastic health disparity in under served and under represented communities and tnbc is no different. This led to her drive and desire to bring awareness about tnbc to these communities; consequently, FLIPPIN

 TO A CURE was birthed.

Flippin to A CURE - MISSION: TO HELP WOMEN GOING THROUGH BREAST CANCER TREATMENT OBTAIN THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON THE JOB OF HEALING VERSES THE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THEIR FAMILIES.
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Vegetable-derived Compound Effective In Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Research Suggests

ScienceDaily (Oct. 17, 2012) — A new compound created from a rich source in vegetables including broccoli and brussel sprouts has been developed to combat triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). 
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121017123905.htm 
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Triple Step Toward The Cure

TRIPLE STEP TOWARD THE CURE  was created to raise awareness about triple negative breast cancer and provide support to those who have been diagnosed with the disease. Please visit us at:

www.triplesteptowardthecure.org

Mission

Triple Step Toward the Cure seeks to raise awareness about triple negative breast cancer by:

EDUCATING the public about triple negative breast cancer and supporting efforts to discover the cause of the disease, viable treatment options, and a cure;

ENCOURAGING women diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer as they battle the disease by providing emotional and financial support; and

EMPOWERING women at risk for the disease in underserved communities to be proactive and make informed decisions to ensure optimal health and wellness.

Company Overview

Triple Step Toward the Cure was founded by three women (Carole Flowers-Clement, Louisa Gloger, & Lori Flowers) whose lives have been personally affected by triple negative breast cancer, a rare sub-type of breast cancer that disproportionately affects young pre-menopausal women and women of color.

Description

We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides emotional and financial support along with referral resources to women with triple negative breast cancer.

Location   PO Box 638

               Mill Valley, California 94942-0638

Phone      (519) 562-1889

Website    http://www.triplesteptowardthecure.org

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Komen Tissue Bank Efforts To Gain Knowledge Of Triple Negative Breast Cancer In Women Of African Descent...

Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center plans tin 2013 to expand efforts to Kenya in search of answers to Triple Negative Breast Cancer in women of African descent. http://komentissuebank.iu.edu/ (Click to link)

"The Komen Tissue Bank (KTB) is the world’s only biobank, collecting healthy, normal breast tissue which is then shared with researchers across the globe. Komen’s new half-million dollar grant sets the stage for the Tissue Bank to conduct a first-of-its-kind tissue collection in Kenya, gathering normal breast tissue (as well as matched serum, plasma and DNA) from 200 Kenyan donors. This tissue also will be available to researchers globally."
http://blog.komen.org/?p=2392 (Click link to full story)

5 Cancer-Fighting Spices

Turmeric Study On Triple Negative Breast Cancer...

"These organizations should consider the latest Chinese study and the role turmeric may play in helping breast cancer sufferers through the induction of programmed cell death in triple-negative breast cancer cells."
http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/news-item/turmeric-breast-cancer (Click link to full story)

"These results indicate that curcumin is able to inhibit the proliferation of TNBC cells. Inhibition of the EGFR signaling pathway is the likely underlying molecular mechanism."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23023821 (Click link for full abstract)

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/curcumin-induces-apoptosis-triple-negative-breast-cancer-cells (Click to link)

 "A new laboratory study in Molecular Medical Reports suggests that using curcumin as a spice or a dietary supplement often may help prevent triple negative breast cancer, which is an aggressive type of breast tumor." http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutrition/Supplements/herbs/curcumin_triple_negative_breast_cancer_1002121020.html  (Click link for full story)

"LaTonia Taliaferro-Smith, PhD - "She Not Only Wanted To Have The Answers For My Sister, But Black Women in General"

"LaTonia Taliaferro-Smith, PhD, a researcher at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University is working hard in finding a cure for cancer. Eight women in her husband's family have been diagnosed with breast cancer. She specializes on triple negative breast cancer, a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer that disproportionately affects black women and Latino women."

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/10/30/2448753/researcher-takes-her-breast-cancer.html#storylink=rss?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#storylink=cpy

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Researcher takes her breast cancer work personally - Health/Science - NewsObserver.com
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The Discriminatory Cancer
http://whsc.emory.edu/home/publications/health-sciences/emory-health/fall11/the-discriminatory-cancer.html#.UJcRHhyv_Eo (Click link for full story)