My Most Memorable BCO Moment: Lending a Hand During Hurricane Katrina
By Michele McLaughlin Zwiebel on September 1st, 2010 Categories: Inside Breastcancer.orgThursday, August 25, 2005 was my first day at Breastcancer.org. My first 2 days of work were pretty uneventful… I unpacked my boxes in my new office, had a couple of introductory meetings, and started my first to-do list as Managing Editor. You know… typical first week stuff. I went home that weekend with the distinct feeling I had found that rewarding job I had …
Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater!
By Diana Dyer, MS, RD on August 25th, 2010 Categories: Lower Your Risk(This post was originally published on April 12, 2010.)
Last week a study was published in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute that was given wide-spread negative press. “Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Overall Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).” Even the opinion piece in the same journal ran the catchy title “Fruits, Vegetables, and Cancer …
I Hate Bras
By Patricia Prijatel on August 18th, 2010 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersI have never been a big fan of bras. Having pigeon breasts, that usually has been not a huge problem. After my lumpectomy for breast cancer, though, I am even less happy being confined by Lycra and spandex. Or, even cotton, which can squoosh just as well as its synthetic cousins. Breathable, my Aunt Fanny.
My lumpectomy left me with a few lingering after-effects, which …
My Endowment’s Funding
By Diana Dyer, MS, RD on August 13th, 2010 Categories: Lower Your RiskEvery year beginning back in 2000, I have had the pleasure of reviewing all the nutrition and cancer research that the American Institute of Cancer Research (www.aicr.org) has chosen to fund that year in order to choose which research project will receive additional money from my endowment at AICR (which is funded by proceeds from the sale of my book, A Dietitians’ Cancer …
My Most Memorable BCO Moment: Women I’ll Never Forget
By Caroline Durham on August 10th, 2010 Categories: Inside Breastcancer.orgI’m so lucky to have had many memorable moments with Breastcancer.org since I joined the organization in 2004. From the letters we receive from those who have gained comfort and confidence through the site, to the projects my team and I have tackled, these moments are reminders of why I’m doing what I do. But what really stick out are the memories of friends of …
