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Wednesday November 18, 2009 “Mammography: What to Do Now?” – HealthDay News When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait until they're 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, reaction was swift. [more]
Wednesday November 18, 2009 “Many Doctors to Stay Course on Breast Exams for Now” – The New York Times Despite new recommendations that most women start breast screening at 50 rather than 40, many doctors said Tuesday that they were simply not ready to make such a drastic change. [more]
Tuesday November 17, 2009 “New Mammogram Advice Finds a Skeptical Audience” – The New York Times To a large degree, in interviews with women in several cities on Tuesday and comments posted on the Web, the response to the new guidelines had less to do with medicine than with a general approach to health care — and indeed life itself. [more]

Friday November 20, 2009 - Sunday November 22, 2009 Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk San Diego Location: San Diego, California
The Breast Cancer 3-Day is an amazing 60-mile journey that helps mothers, sisters, spouses, and friends get one step closer to a world without breast cancer. The event benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. [more]

Wednesday December 09, 2009 - Sunday December 13, 2009 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) Location: San Antonio, Texas
The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is an international scientific symposium for interaction and exchange among basic scientists and clinicians in breast cancer. [more]

Sunday February 21, 2010 The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer Location: Jacksonville, Florida
The National Marathon to Fight Breast Cancer is the only U.S. marathon dedicated solely to raising funds to end breast cancer. 100% of registration fees and raised funds will go to breast cancer research at Mayo Clinic and to women living with breast cancer. [more]



Sports Illustrated joins the NFL in promoting breast cancer awareness during NBCAM on the cover of their October 12, 2009 issue!
Recipes for Breast Cancer Patients! Designed for cancer patients and their families, these easy-to-follow recipes focus on foods best tolerated and those to ease the symptoms during treatment.
October - Day of Chemotherapy
Courtesy of Holly Clegg, co-author of "Eating Well Through Cancer," and NBCAM.
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