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Jan Remsik, PhD, PharmD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM), or the spread of tumor cells into the cerebrospinal fluid, is an increasingly common complication of cancer that results in rapid neurologic disability and death. Colonization of leptomeningeal space by cancer cells can take years or even decades after primary cancer diagnosis. The […]
Grand Wine & Spirits’ Chuck Bowe has raised over $60k for TBBCF since 2011 By SANDY MANISCALCO Grand Wine & Spirits (GWS), a faithful supporter of the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation (TBBCF) since 2011, continued its dedication this year and raised $8,324 surpassing its 2019 breast cancer awareness fundraising campaign goal. On Thursday, Jan. […]
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/