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How I decided to volunteer with the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation My co-worker Michele, who at the time was going through treatment for breast cancer herself, first introduced me to the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation (TBBCF) in 2014. One glance at the TBBCF Facebook page, and I was hooked. What really stood out […]
In memoriam Jean (Dutra) Lewis – January 11, 1950-February 7, 2017 TBBCF Walk Participant and Volunteer Obstacles never stopped Jean from living her life to the fullest. She was born with Congenital Aortic Stenosis, which occurs when the heart’s aortic valve narrows. This narrowing prevents the valve from opening fully, which obstructs blood flow from […]
In memoriam Patricia (Pat) Meringolo – December 2, 1942-March 23, 2017 TBBCF Administrative Volunteer and Walk Across SECT Pit Stop Team Lead On March 23, 2017, the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation (TBBCF) lost a long-time friend and faithful volunteer, Pat Meringolo, who lost her battle with lung cancer. She was diagnosed in August, […]
Ji Li, PhD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Basal-like breast tumors comprise a heterogeneous group that accounts for about 15% of all breast cancers. They are highly aggressive and generally fail to respond to targeted therapies. Thus, there is a great need to identify novel vulnerabilities and develop novel therapies for this aggressive breast tumor type. The epithelial-to-mesenchymal […]
Aaron Meyer, PhD Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Metastatic spread drives the majority of breast cancer mortality and, to do so, requires tumor cells to both disseminate and avoid clearance by the immune system. Inhibiting TAM receptors has shown promising results in models of breast cancer by blocking […]
Heather Parsons, MD, MPH Dana-Farber Cancer Institute This year, breast cancer will claim the lives of more than 500,000 people worldwide. Most of these will be women in whom the disease has spread to the rest of the body, known as metastatic breast cancer. Women living with metastatic breast cancer typically receive ongoing, single-agent treatments that […]
November 29 It’s been a busy last few days. I needed all of Sunday and Monday to recover…might even take Tuesday too!!! I will start by rewinding to Thanksgiving day. We had around 23 people at my house. It was wonderful to spend the day with family. However, wonderful as it was I was a […]
November 24 –Â Happy Thanksgiving! Extremely grateful this year for family, friends, and all my doctors, nurses, and all who make living life to its fullest possible. Great news from Dr. Silber MD at Yale yesterday, that I can continue to do my triathlon training…INCLUDING SWIMMING!!!! This is huge. Only stipulation is to only do one […]
November 20 The buzz cut didn’t last long. Cancer doesn’t care how many times you have to go through the loss of your hair it NEVER gets easier. I choose to not let the style of my hair define who I am. I choose to smile and hold my chin high knowing that the loss […]
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