Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Each year nearly 100 out of every 100,000 women in the United States are hit with breast cancer. This does not include the millions who are already struggling against this debilitating and heart-breaking disease. In a city as populated as Dallas, that can translate to almost 2,500 new cases every year just in one city. But both women and men are trying to change this number and save lives. The "Breast Cancer 3 Day" is an annual event that hopes to raise awareness and much needed funding for organizations trying to treat and cure this horrible disease. In addition and perhaps more importantly, the ... Read Full Story

Add to favorites Examiner Bio September 30, 11:59 PM Hollywood Fashion Scene Examiner Nelonie Crelencia Previous Comment Print Email RSS Subscribe Subscribe Photo:  Breast Cancer Awareness 2009 by lancelonie Visit theFlickrite.com and lancelonie.com . Pink October kicks off today highlighting Breast Cancer Awareness.  Pink-themed promos for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, LA City of Hope, Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry and others are sprouting around - all to make us even more aware of breast cancer and the global efforts to find its cure. It is hackneyed, you say; but we can not help but stress the importance of taking extra ... Read Full Story

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s just not.” – T heodor Seuss Geisel. Dr. Seuss wrote many memorable words, including some pure nonsense, his undeniable specialty, but this simple suggestion resonates with me more than some of the greatest quotes from history’s philosophers, orators and writers. It is a decisive call to action that all people – great and small, as they say, can adopt. During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month , LikeTheDew writers and readers have cared a whole awful lot about breast cancer with stories and comments from survivors and accounts about ... Read Full Story

The Ford Motor Co. announced last Friday the new 2008 Mustang with Warriors in Pink package – a limited production of 2,500 vehicles in support of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The limited edition Mustang is produced in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists. The new Mustang is the first-ever vehicle from the automaker to be designed exclusively in support of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Now on its 13th year of support, Ford has dedicated more than $90 million in cash and in-kind donations to help save lives and ... Read Full Story

Wait, don't click away. This isn't just another I hate breast cancer month post, I swear it isn't. It's different because I'm going to admit that I didn't always hate breast cancer month. Way back in 1985 when the pharmaceutical company now known as AstraZeneca kicked out the idea, I thought it was cool. A woman's health issue taking the stage. What wasn't to like? In my late teenhood and early adult years, breast cancer wasn't something that was talked about by everyone and their father. It was barely discussed in women's magazines. Breast cancer wasn't something my gynecologist ever talked about, either. Instead, ... Read Full Story