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Komen Foundation Under Fire for CEO’s Salary

admin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:41:06 +0000

With donations down and some Races and Events being cancelled, the Susan G. Komen Foundation is under fire for the salary paid to the CEO Nancy Brinker. Receiving a 64% pay increase in November 2010 she is paid a staggering amount of $684,000 Yearly which is an average of a quarter million more than most charity CEO’s. Granted this raise came prior to last years debacles that forced her to step down, however she still hold her seat and keeps cashing those checks. Tell us What you think…..

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Longtime Breast Cancer Awareness Advocate Dies at 61

admin — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:42:09 +0000

Accredited with “making thing happen in the breast cancer world” Barbara Brenner spent most of life being a strong advocate for breast cancer awareness. On May 10th Barbara passed way at the age of 61 from complication related to her recent struggles with ALS. Barbara lost her ability to speak during her struggle with ALS but those close to her have said she never failed to be heard and while using her iPad to speak in 2011, Ms. Brenner said in a USA Today video: “If I focus constantly on the loss, I think I would end up in a pretty self-pitying place, and that so does not interest me. We can all do some things, even if they are not the things we could do before.”

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Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:29:40 +0000

We’ve all seen the news about Angelina having a double mastectomy due to a family history of cancer in female relatives, no doctors are detailing the procedure and exactly brought her to this decision. See the full story here and tell us….What do you think about Angelina’s choice?

False Positive Findings Cause Long Term Fear.

admin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:48:47 +0000

A new study is being performed in relation to the psychological harm that false findings on Mammograms can have on women. Being called back for second visit without reasoning is of course an issue that would rightfully so cause stress for an individual, in most of these cases everything turns out to be fine as for as the Mammogram results go, however it is the psychological harm that can last a long time and is at the center of a recent study.

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New Breast Cancer Detection Method Getting 1st Human Trials

admin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:48:39 +0000

One key factor to fighting Breast Cancer or any other Cancer for that matter is catching it as early as possible. This purpose of the new method being studied in England is to have an immediate diagnosis of Breast Cancer at the actual time of a mammogram.

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