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Today, I Celebrate Life, 4 Years of Remaining Cancer Free...
Last February, my blog, "Triple Negative Breast Cancer, I Won't Back Down!" was selected as one of the top breast cancer blogs on the Internet. I have over 100,00 views to my blog. I take great pride...
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My Notes From a Genetic Testing Presentation
Recently, I went to a presentation on Genetic Testing and took some notes to share. I know that me having Triple Negative Breast Cancer and being diagnosed at under age 50, I have an increased risk of...
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Robin Roberts Thrives in Mandisa's Video, Overcomer
Robins Roberts faced her battles and came out on top, becoming an Overcomer. Robin overcame Triple Negative Breast Cancer in 2008. Now after a bone marrow transplant and treatment, she is beating MDS,...
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TNBC Foundation Spotlight Stories
I am honored to have had my story published on the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation (TNBCF) website in their Spotlight Stories section....
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Origami Owl TNBC Awareness Locket
"Living Lockets - Every Locket Tells A Story... What's Yours? To create your Living Locket, first select Charms that have meaning to you. Next, choose your favorite Locket and Chain. Finally, add...
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Toni Turchi Foundation October 5th Race with Guest Speaker, Dr. Vincent K. Tuohy
Register now for this event, all proceeds will benefit Dr. Vincent K. Tuohy's further research on his breast cancer prevention vaccine to move this into trial phases and ultimately get this FDA...
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer Article Published in Fall 2013 Issue of Cure...
A few months back I was contacted by a writer from Cure Magazine asking if I would mind telling my story for an upcoming Fall issue of Cure featuring Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). Of course I...
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Que Sera Sera... Remembering Triple Negative Breast Cancer Sister, Janelle Wade
Tomorrow is never promised..."Please, please, please, don't underestimate being grateful. Enjoy it. Relish in it. It's quite an extraordinary thing."~Janelle Wade"If we can leave behind a legacy of...
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Scientist Identifies Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Target for Drug...
"UCSF researcher Luika Timmerman, PhD, an investigator in the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, found that many cell lines obtained from triple-negative breast cancer are especially...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: I'm Angry, I Hate Cancer!
Words of Janelle Wade written in October 2012 after being diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer a few months prior. Janelle passed in September 2013. I wanted to share this posting as we go into...
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Dr. Vincent Tuohy's Research on Breast Cancer Prevention Vaccine
Dr. Vicent Tuohy, Toni Turchi and Melissa PaskvanOctober 5, 2013, I had the pleasure of meeting Toni Turchi, my Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor and founder of the Toni Turchi Foundation and Dr....
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2nd Annual Detroit Tigers Pink Out The Park 2013
Such a fun night at Detroit Tigers Breast Cancer Awareness night at the game on Friday, Sept. 13th with survivors being honored on the stadium's infield in front of a sell-out crowd of 40, 389 with a...
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Susan G.Komen Breakfast 2013 with my Victory Center Sisters
Nancy Brinker's message to NW OhioGood times again with some of my local gals, my breast cancer survivor sisters of The Victory Center. All of these ladies are amazing and we try to get together a few...
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20th Annual Komen Race for the Cure 2013, Toledo OH.
17, 000 participants in this year's 20th Anniversary Race for the Cure of Northwest, Ohio on September 29, 2013. This is the biggest event in Toledo every year raising more than $1 million with 75% of...
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Tell Dr. Susan Love Everything That Sucks About Breast Cancer Treatment!
I am asking all of my followers to please participate and let your voices be heard. Thank you kindly, Melissa PaskvanAre you undergoing chemotherapy, radiation or an adjuvant treatment like Tamoxifen...
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Dr. Lisa Carey Triple Negative Breast Cancer Q&A Teleconference 2013
Video-taped teleconference of Q&A's from Dr. Lisa Carey on TNBC on Oct. 22, 2013http://unclineberger.org/unc-cancer-network/lunch-and-learn-media-page (Click link)
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Komen Foundation Partners with Other Large Breast Cancer Organizations To...
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between three large breast cancer organizations aimed at finding better treatments for metastatic survivors and ultimately helping to determine causes of and...
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Laura Roppe' 5 Years from Diagnosis 2013
My advice to new patients: "You must take it a day at a time and not allow yourself to spiral into unadulterated fear and worst-case-scenario thinking. Just do what must be done today, and the next and...
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer Sister Walks for Triple Step Towards The Cure 2013
Thank you Ronise for walking for all of us, love you sweet sister!
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