Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Carolann Schumacher - October 22, 2020 - 23 views

In 2016, eight months after my annual mammogram, I requested another one. I hadn’t detected a lump or experienced any physical symptoms. But what I did have was my intuition and a family history of breast cancer. The finding was Stage 2 breast cancer. Listening to my inner voice is just one of the four […]

Stephanie Rosenfeld Sussan - October 16, 2020 - 103 views

This Thanksgiving holiday marks five years since I heard those life-altering words: “No evidence of disease.” Several months earlier, I’d heard a different set of life-altering words: “Aggressive breast cancer.” “Aggressive” is a really scary word when paired with the word cancer. But the thing about cancer is that even when it’s gone, it’s still […]

Becky Schmitt - October 8, 2020 - 134 views

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to education and fundraising around this devastating disease. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second most common cancer overall, with more than two million people diagnosed with new cases globally in 2018. That is a sobering statistic. We can and must do better. […]

Diana Buxton - September 30, 2020 - 488 views

My name is Diana Buxton, and I am a breast cancer survivor.   Although one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, I never thought it would be me. I’ve had a fortunate life. But cancer doesn’t discriminate – it does what it wants and to whom. In June 2019, I discovered a […]

Meganne Franks - October 29, 2019 - 233 views

When I was a student at the University of Iowa, my best friend’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was a single mom who worked hard to provide for her son’s college education. To support his mom, my friend Corey started a fundraising campaign and quickly recruited me to join, with wristbands students could […]