Barbara Grassley, breast cancer survivor: “Just keep on getting checked!”
Mrs. Barbara Grassley is a breast cancer survivor and the wife of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). She is a longtime member of the Prevent Cancer…
Girl on Fire
Why am I here? I have asked myself that question before each of my eleven Ironman (IM) triathlon races. Something about the stress forces us…
Cancer screening 101
This post was updated in March 2021 to reflect new lung cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Women In your 50s…
6 things you can do now to reduce your breast cancer risk
October has arrived! As temperatures decrease and fall foliage emerges, you’ll start seeing the fall colors taking over social media and wardrobes everywhere. But there…
New ACP mammogram guidelines will put women’s lives at risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Hayley Cooke Hayley.Cooke@preventcancer.org 703-837-3692 Alexandria, Va. — The American College of Physicians (ACP) recently announced new breast cancer screening guidelines,…
A Window to Hope: The Living in Pink Breast Cancer Clinic
We pulled into a garage on a popular street in Maryland’s Chevy Chase neighborhood, unloading a well-protected and flawless stained glass window piece donated by…
PALS Act moratorium extended through December 31, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Berry, Managing Director of External Affairs 703-519-2107 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – With the passage of the omnibus spending bill signed into…
ICYMI: March 10, 2017
Feature Story Gene activity in the nose may signal lung cancer WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2017 (Fox News) — Genetic changes in the cells lining the…
ICYMI: January 13, 2017
Feature Story Do Screening Mammograms Cut Breast Cancer Deaths Or Lead To Overtreatment? Probably Both TUESDAY, January 10, 2017 (Forbes)–Whether screening mammograms can lower women’s…
Breast Cancer Education in the Latina Community
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® funds a diverse group of community grants every year to provide cancer prevention education and screening to communities across the country….
