Memphis Living Beyond Breast Cancer Conference 2017

Hayley Dinerman, Co-founder and
Executive Director of Triple Negative
Breast Cancer Foundation

The ladies of Triple Negative Breast
Cancer Foundation, Amy Mustica and
Arlene Brothers with Melissa
https://tnbcfoundation.org

Genomics changing the way cancer is classified

Genomics Analysis generates
much data on many genes

TNBC Research:
Need to increase rate of complete response
Need effective treatment for women without
complete response

TNBC Research:
PD1 Antibodies study on targeting and 
blocking immune checkpoints 

TNBC Research Study:
adding Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) increases
 Complete Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

TNBC Sister, Traci Gordon gives her insight

Dr. Shridar Ganesan of Rutgers Cancer Institute
Breast cancer researcher  developing new
therapeutic options for the treatment of TNBC 

Metastatic Breast Cancer Thriver,
Terlisa Sheppard on the far right,
 a big voice for METAvivor and the
metastatic community

The Peabody Hotel, The March of the Ducks

Beale Street, Memphis with a touch of pink

Party on Beale Street!
Melissa, Angie Martin, Connie Houtz
and Traci Gordon
Melissa, Angie and Traci are TNBC survivors

My sweet TNBC sister, Angie Martin

Here is where the party's at!

The best entertainment!

 Music of Jerry Lee Lewis by Landon Lane
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Connie, Traci, Alison and Melissa
Alison is also a TNBC survivor

Hear a Prince song and Melissa
breaks out in a little dance
on Beale Street

Lovin' the sounds of Memphis!

Melissa at Sun Studio on Elvis Presley's mic

Exiting Sun Studio... where Rock N Roll all began

Room 306 at The Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum 

Melissa, Tracy and Connie
What's over the wall?

Elvis Presley's home - Graceland

The closest I got to Graceland

Melissa Swadley, Traci Gordon, Allison McQuillan,
 Connie Houtz and Melissa Paskvan

We are the Triple Negative Breast
Cancer Foundation Community

Living Beyond Breast Cancer Conference Philadelphia 2019

Welcome back to Philadelphia!

One of my favorite stops

TNBC sisters at Hard Rock Cafe
Jeanna, Lisa and Melissa

Triple Negative Breast Cancer sisters
Jeanna, Melissa and Lisa

TNBC sisters Jeanna Holler, Melissa Paskvan
and Lisa Knauer

No one fights alone!

with Melissa Berry, fashion and beauty publicist 
and founder of https://cancerfashionista.com

Melissa Berry's fashion quote's design
my quote, "Hope for more Tomorrows"

Reception dance party

I fought Triple Negative Breast Cancer!

POW!

The Friday night after party...
Supporting Sisters Network

Go Ricki!

Ricki giving statistics on breast cancer
in African American women

 Sisters Network, Stop the Silence
of not discussing cancer...

When she speaks, everyone listens...

https://www.sistersnetworkinc.org

Liking the bling in this World Series ring

This Super Bowl Championship
ring is nice too

Choice of breast cancer treatment is
based on tumor factors, patient factors
and factors related to the therapy

Breast Cancer is different in Young Women

Patient Advocacy in Research:
Shaping the research agenda,
oversight of the research process
and starting new research initiatives 

...and in the presence of hope,
 anythings is possible

Jean Sachs, CEO of Living Beyond Breast Cancer,
Dr. Julie Gralow, Breast Medical Oncology
and Dr. Daniel Silver, Medical Oncologist and
Cancer Researcher

Sadly, Jill Cohen passed from MBC
I was present  at a summit,
where Jill pushed Komen for more
funding in metastatic breast
cancer research.
I believe Jill's voice changed at how
Komen is funding more
research for MBC

Triple Negative Breast Cancer sisters
Melissa and Ricki Fairley

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Sisters
Patti Petretta and Melissa

Hayley Dinerman, CEO of
Triple Negative Breast
Cancer Foundation

...More common in African American, Hispanic,
younger women and BRCA1 mutation carriers

Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes:
Basal is the so called "triple negative"
ER neg, PR neg, Her2 neg

Approved Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for TNBC:
Atezolizumab (Tecentriq)

Atezolizumab, an Immunotherapy in TNBC
whose tumors express PD-L1 on
the tumor immune cells

Oncologist, Dr. Steven J. Isakoff  presenting a
medical update on Triple Negative
Breast Cancer Research

PARP Inhibitors May Enhance Immune Activation

 2 Breast Cancer Vaccines in Clinical Trials
in Early Stage and Metastatic Triple
Negative Breast Cancer

TNBC survivors in attendance for medial update
 on Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Triple Negative Breast Cancer remains 
a medical unmet need...

Find my photo in the
#KissThis4MBC project

Raising research funding and awareness for
metastatic breast cancer 
#KissThis4MBC Project

TNBC sisters, Melissa and Patti
#KissThis4MBC supporters

TNBC discussion in session 

TNBC survivor, Melissa Berry speaks on
Early-Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer

...Sharing her TNBC journey

TNBC sister and my roommate
Lisa Knauer shares her TNBC journey

TNBC Foundation Telephone Helpline
1-877-880-TNBC (8622)

LBBC's Digital Media Specialist,
Josh Fernandez and Melissa

with the lovely ladies of Triple Negative
Breast Cancer Foundation
Arlene, Hayley and Amy
https://tnbcfoundation.org

with Josh Levin, President of 
https://lymphedivas.com
 well known for their compression
arm sleeves to control Lymphedema
swelling. Most of my breast cancer 
sisters buy from him. 

Jacci Thompson-Dodd, excellent
speaker on Fueling Resiliency 

TripleNegative Breast Cancer sisters
Joanne Hayashi and Melissa

TNBC sisters
Jeanna, Patti, Lisa and Melissa

Cathedral Basilica of Saints
Peter and Paul

City Hall