Breast Cancer Alliance Awards $1.4 Million in 2010 Grants
The Breast Cancer Alliance voted to award $1.4 million in grants for 2010. The grants will fund innovative research projects at leading cancer research institutions in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. They will also fund education initiatives, community outreach programs and free screening mammography programs that reach underserved and uninsured women in Fairfield, New Haven and Westchester Counties. “We are grateful that we can continue to fund critical research and outreach programs, especially during this time of cutbacks in so many areas of medicine and medical services. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we can provide hope and help to people affected by breast cancer,” said Margaret Sinclair, President of the Breast Cancer Alliance. [read more]
Introducing Rosie
Meet "Rosie," the brand new Stamford Hospital Foundation Mobile Mammography Van. The van provides mammography screening, education and outreach services, partly funded by the Breast Cancer Alliance, to women around Connecticut. 
Breast Cancer in the News: Is Breast Cancer Screening Worthwhile?
The US Preventive Services Task Force has recently recommended biennial screening mammography only for women between the ages of 50 and 74 years and recommended against routine screening mammography in women aged 40-49 years. Many medical societies, including the American Cancer Society, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Radiologists, the American Society of Breast Disease, and the American Society of Breast Surgeons have disagreed with this recommendation. The Breast Cancer Alliance recommends that all women undergo annual mammogram screening beginning at the age of 40 and continue the practice of self breast examination. [read more]
They don't charge extra for baggage on this airline and the security lines are pleasantly short. You can sometimes travel with a relative, friend or even a service dog. But you can't buy this ticket online or through a travel agent. If you have never heard of Corporate Angel Network (CAN), you've probably never had cancer or known someone who had to travel to distant cancer treatment centers. This nationwide non-profit organization arranges free transportation for cancer patients to treatment centers using empty seats on corporate jets. [read more]
