Sisters4Prevention Breast Cancer Stories and Survival
Since my diagnosis fourteen years ago, I have been dedicated to researching lifestyle changes and supporting clinical research to achieve the prevention of breast cancer. My goal is to raise awareness of the need for research funding for the primary prevention of women's cancers and to share information to help those facing this journey. My posts are educational and include my journey with bilateral breast cancer and my year of treatment including a double mastectomy and reconstruction. I have been a breast cancer advocate since 2010 and have served on panels at the department of defense breast cancer funding review programs. My website shares all the information I have collected and verified from long term survivors and medical evidence. I am not a medical professional, simply a teacher who hopes to make a difference by sharing information. I presently serve as one of three breast cancer advocates on the pending clinical trial under the direction of Dr. Vincent Tuohy at the Cleveland clinic to prevent the recurrence of triple negative breast cancer, the most lethal form of the disease began in the Fall of in 2021.I am a graduate of the National Breast Cancer Coalition's Project LEAD and have lobbied Congress for additional funds for prevention clinical trials for breast and ovarian cancers. In 2022, I was invited to be a Komen Advocate in Science. Stay tuned...
Sisters4Prevention Breast Cancer Stories and Survival
Racial Inequality in Breast Cancer: Why do Black and Brown Women get 30% more TNBC?
More research is needed to understand why Black and Brown Women are 30% more likely to develop the most lethal form of Breast Cancer we know as Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Let's discuss what is known. Racial Inequality in Breast Cancer: Why do Black and Brown Women get 30% more TNBC?
PubMed Article:
Racial Disparities in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A Review of the Role of Biologic and Non-biologic Factors an article posted in 2020. Article PMID: 33415093
Study conducted by: Om Prakash 1, Fokhrul Hossain 1, Denise Danos 1, Adam Lassak 1, Richard Scribner 2, Lucio Miele 1