The Power of Positive Pinking May, 2008 Greetings! Now that spring is in full bloom and the school year is about to end, we can look forward to a more relaxing summer season. Our first Bowling for Boobies was a huge success! Held on April 27th in Los Angeles, we had 35 bowlers having the time of their lives and raised over $11,000! You can read more about our fundraiser by clicking here.  Last month, I told you about a special survivorship event at the UCLA Livestrong Survivorship Center of Excellence. Some of you asked if the presentations would be online. You can click here to read some of the content at that event. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is looking for artists for their Expressions of Hope calendar. Submissions are due May 31st. If you're interested, please click here. I hope you have a wonderful May and are feeling well. Vicki Tashman Founder Pink-Link Kathy's Story by Kathy Lassen, Pink-Link member I am a breast cancer survivor with a compelling story that I want to share with women who undergo breast augmentation each year.  It is my wish to fill the knowledge gap that exists about breast augmentation and breast cancer diagnosis. Read her story Life as a Survivor by Vanessa Echols Cancer certainly changes your life forever.  And it also forces you to think about what you're going to do with your life as a survivor.       My name is Vanessa Echols.  I was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer on February 23, 2004.  My treatment included six months of chemotherapy, a mastectomy and 30 radiation treatments.  And it all played out in public.  My career is in television news.  I anchor the morning and noon newscasts at WFTV Channel 9, the ABC affiliate, and another morning newscast at WRDQ Channel 27, both in Orlando, Florida. Read the rest of Vanessa's story Unpacking Your Path Repot MAMM Magazine, Nov/Dec 2007 by Gina Maisano Because no two breast cancers are identical, doctors must know as much as possible about each woman's cancer to optimize her treatment and the chance she can be cured. That's where biopsy of the tumor by a surgeon and examination of the tumor by a pathologist come in. Click here to read the full story Medical and Quality-of-Life Updates Educational Teleconference LBBC.org Get updates on the breaking medical research and quality-of-life news reported at the 2008 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Click here for more information Letting Your Guard Down Heal Magazine BY DON VAUGHAN Annual post-treatment mammography has been shown to detect local recurrent and new primary breast cancers in the early, treatable stages. The screening is recommended by the American Society of Clinical Oncology for women who undergo lumpectomy - or breast-conserving surgery - and for women who undergo mastectomy for the remaining healthy breast. Yet a surprising number of breast cancer survivors fail to get the potentially lifesaving procedure on an annual basis. Read Don's article Are Your Bones Covered? CURE Magazine By Paul Engstrom Bone health was on Karen Tappin's radar screen long before she underwent a bilateral mastectomy in early 2001. Her mother had suffered fractures of the hip, femur, fibula, knee cap, and wrist possibly due to osteoporosis, severe bone loss that carries a higher-than-normal fracture risk and has a strong genetic link. And for years Tappin, of Healdsburg, California, has been troubled by osteopenia-thinning of bone mass that can lead to osteoporosis. Read the story QUICK LINKS Register Now Donate Member's Home Contact Us

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