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A Message from Dr. Love
I am beyond thrilled to let you know that on Wednesday, October 1, I’ll be on The Today Show to announce the official launch of the Love/Avon Army of Women.
For years I’ve been frustrated that very little research has focused on finding the cause of breast cancer and how to prevent it. When I spoke with scientists about why this was true, I heard a common theme: it’s easier to do research on rats and mice and cells than to do it on women.
It became clear to me that the only way we were going to make progress in understanding breast cancer in women was to get scientists to study human tissue and real women. This, in turn, meant figuring out a way that we could make that easy for them. And that’s what led me to think of the Army of Women—a group of volunteers who are willing to participate in research with the scientists who want to do it.
I found the perfect partner for this big project in the Avon Foundation. As most of you know, the Avon Foundation is a pioneer in funding breast cancer research in women, and they immediately “got it!” Now after a year of planning, this vision—an Army of Women—is becoming a reality!
Our goal is to recruit one million healthy women of all ages and ethnicities, including breast cancer survivors and women who are at high risk for developing breast cancer.
As you might imagine, I was the first person to join the Army! Please join me in this revolutionary new initiative. Sign up TODAY for the Love/Avon Army of Women.
Together, we can go Beyond a Cure and end this disease once and for all. MORE>
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Next time you go to the doctor to talk about bone health, you’ll be hearing a new word: FRAX.
FRAX is the acronym for the World Health Organization’s absolute fracture prediction calculator. The computer-based tool, which has just recently been introduced in the US, was created to help doctors identify patients at risk for osteoporosis. How does it work?
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Cause for Love
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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, myShape will donate 25% of the proceeds from all sweater sales placed during the month of October to the Foundation. myShape, Inc.® is a unique women’s fashion site that provides an easy way for its members to shop effortlessly for styles that fit and flatter. Show your support by registering at www.myShape.com today. It’s fun, it’s free, and it’s a great way to shop for clothing that embraces your unique shape and style.
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Research Update
We are looking to recruit 30 Asian-American women in the next month to help us with our Breast Fluid Test Project. We would like you to come in to our office in Santa Monica for about an hour and try different methods of obtaining “nipple aspirate fluid”. Some women can just squeeze their nipples and fluid comes out, others need to massage their breasts for several minutes then squeeze or use warm heat on the breast. Asian and Asian-American women yield the lowest NAF of any group and in preparation for a larger study in China we hope to identify the easiest and best way do to this. We can compensate women $50 for their time. Please email research@dslrf.org or call 1-866-569-0388 for more information.
The Foundation is looking for 30 Californian women who have been diagnosed recently with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) to take part in a groundbreaking new research project that involves injecting a small amount of a chemotherapy drug into the affected breast duct. Study participants will then have their DCIS surgery four to six weeks later. The breast tissue collected during the surgery will be carefully examined to see the effects of the drug on the DCIS. If the study successfully shows that the drug has an impact on the DCIS, it could lead to a nationwide clinical trial of intraductal therapy for DCIS.
This research project, which was funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program, is being conducted in collaboration with Ellen Mahoney, MD, and the Humboldt Community Breast Health Project. Research participants will need to travel to Eureka, Calif., for the treatment and the surgery. Please call Ashley Casano at (310) 230-1712, Ext. 32, or send her an email for more information.
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I turned 30 on July 13, 2008. Ten days earlier, on July 3, I learned that I had invasive breast cancer.