Category: education

You may have seen all of the recent headlines about the decrease in cancer mortality.((https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/annual-cancer-facts-and-figures/2020/cancer-facts-and-figures-2020.pdf)) The breast cancer death rate alone has decreased by 40% since 1989. One big thing we have learned now that fewer people are dying from their initial cancer is that we need to have a better understanding of the effects…
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By Susan Siegel Photo Caption: Thanks to VBCF Volunteer Extraordinaires – Lisa DeFerrari, Susan Siegel, and (ex-Virginian) Debbie Hayes as well as Marylinn Minor (not pictured) for attending the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and bringing this cutting-edge scientific knowledge back to our state! I am always excited to be able to attend the San Antonio Breast…
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UPDATE June 2022 brought us more information on the way that hair care products interact with breast cancer in Black women. According to this study, parabens (chemicals found in lots of personal care products) were found to have more of an influence on a breast cancer cell line more commonly found in Black women compared…
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Women who carry a genetic mutation are more likely to develop breast cancer, but 85% of breast cancer diagnoses are in women with no known family history. Being overweight increases the risk of breast cancer after menopause but could be a protective factor before menopause. Women who have children before the age of 30 have…
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Just when you thought you had a handle on the latest breast cancer screening guidelines, a new one is offered. But, there is a new twist to these guidelines of which we are big fans. The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) recently released their take on breast cancer screenings, and the shining star is…
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June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. At VBCF, we believe that everybody deserves quality health care. People who are part of the LGBTQ+ community have a different experience with breast cancer than people who are heterosexual (“straight”) or cisgender (a person whose gender identity corresponds with the sex a person was assigned at birth), so VBCF…
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