Webinar: African-American women and triple negative breast cancer

I've mentioned in the past that breast cancer shows up differently in black women than in white women. Breast cancer is more often a deadly disease in black women than in other races. The reasons for this are multiple. But, one of the reasons is because of a particular type of breast cancer that is very difficult to diagnose and affects black women at a much higher rate than other women.

Triple negative breast cancer affects my pink ribbon sistagirls in a major way. Susan G. Komen Foundation is holding a free webinar to discuss this particular strain of breast cancer and its impact on black women. The details are below. I hope that you choose to tune in and learn about it.

~Nicole
PS. I did not have triple negative breast cancer. But I do know several women who have struggled with this disease and it is very difficult to manage.
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UPCOMING:



2/14/2011 - Triple Negative Breast Cancer in the African American Woman


3-4 p.m. CST / 4-5 p.m. EST


Please join us for a discussion on triple negative breast cancer in the African American woman. Over the last couple of years, triple negative breast cancer has received a lot of attention from the breast cancer community. In spite of this “buzz,” women who are diagnosed with this form of breast cancer are confused about what the diagnosis means and do not understand their treatment options or their risk. Our two speakers for the hour will be Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade from the University of Chicago Medical Center and survivor and Komen advocate, Tina Lewis.


PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER TO JOIN THE WEBINAR BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW. AFTER THE WEBINAR, YOU CAN CLICK THIS LINK TO HEAR THE RECORDING.


http://us.meeting-stream.com/susangkomenbreastcancerfoundation_021411




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Telephone (ONLY if you cannot listen through your computer): ( 877 ) 633 - 6595

Conference ID: 38804979



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