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East Lyme 10-year-old includes donations for cancer charities to her Christmas List By ELLEN SWERCEWSKI Ten-year-old Kelsey Haynes from East Lyme wanted to do something special at Christmas, so she asked for donations to cancer charities. As a result, she received $150. She donated $75 to the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation and $75 to […]
Researchers say grants from foundation help move research forward By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB Whether they are building models of cancer cells on computer screens or breaking down genes to see why cancer cells multiply, doctors, scientists and researchers, who have received grants from Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation, are among an army of people forging ahead […]
Anne Ogden says life changes in many ways after cancer diagnosis By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB It was just about a year ago when Anne Ogden began a journey that, unfortunately, statistics show one in eight women will experience in the course of their lifetime. After the 2019 honorary chair of the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation […]
Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors surpasses fundraising goal for 2019 By SANDY MANISCALCO The Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors hosted its eighth annual Spirit of Pink on Oct.18th at the Lake of Isles in North Stonington. This year the association raised $10,000 at the event and donated it to the to the Terri Brodeur Breast […]
Young marathoner spreading news of TBBCF mission in DC area By SANDY MANISCALCO Long-time TBBCF supporter and seven-time Walk Across Southeastern CT full marathoner, Alex Interlandi, is one of several United Way National Capital Area staffers featured in a video entitled United Way NCA celebrates a year of mobilizing communities. Interlandi is a manager of […]
Palbociclib Shows Activity, Tolerability in Patients with Brain Metastases Harboring CDK Pathway Alterations Dylann Cohn-Emery Published Online: 5:00 PM, Mon November 25, 2019 The 2019 Society for NeuroOncology’s Annual Meeting (SNO) focused on innovation to overcome tumor resistance. The meeting was held late November in Phoenix, Arizona. An interim analysis of the phase II study […]
Layman’s road map to recent research publication By SANDY MANISCALCO Following is an introduction to a recent publication in Cell Reports, describing findings on RNA processing dysregulation in breast cancer, funded in part by the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation. 2013 grant recipient, Olga Anczukow, PhD, explained this research with the support of the Terri […]
Read the post here – Emotions and Breast Cancer “There are so many highs and lows during this journey and this article helped me. Maybe it will help you as well.” ~Anne Source: https://www.mybcteam.com/
Making progress – Brodeur Foundation reviews grant applications Brodeur Foundation seeking best in cancer research By KATHLEEN EDGECOMB The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation has raised nearly $5 million dollars in its 14-year history, with all the money going directly to researchers who are looking for a cure for breast cancer and better ways to […]
Splicing factor to blame in triple negative breast cancer UConn Today November 26, 2019 – Kim Krieger – UConn Communications If your DNA is a cookbook, a single gene is a recipe. But it’s a flexible recipe that if edited one way can make a pie; edited another way can make a cake. And that difference can mean […]