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LMTK3 Tyrosine Kinase Found to Impact Breast Cancer Survival and Drug Resistance

Dylan — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:03:19 +0000

May 23, 2011

The orphan tyrosine kinase LMTK3 has been identified as a potential biomarker of response to endocrine therapy in patients with breast cancer, as well as a possible new therapeutic target. Scientists claim the protein plays a key role in regulating estrogen receptor α (ERα) activity; in breast cancer patients high nuclear LMTK3 [...]

Thank you note for 2011 Tampa Bay walkers

Dylan — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:40:29 +0000

If you’ve walked in a Susan G. Komen 3-Day For The Cure breast cancer walk before, you are well aware of the joy, the pain, the blisters, dehydration, friends, crew and all the ups and downs of walking 60 miles. One of the best parts and motivating factors to get back back to camp is [...]

Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer May Raise Risk of Falls

Dylan — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:30:34 +0000

Study Shows Chemotherapy and Hormonal Therapy May Affect Balance of Patients

March 4, 2011 – Breast cancer treatments such as chemotherapyand hormonal therapy may affect the patients’ balance, increasing their risk of falls, a new study shows.

Researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute studied 59 postmenopausal breast cancer survivors who had received treatment [...]

53 Little Known Facts About . . . Breast Cancer

Dylan — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:50:43 +0000

Original post: February 7, 2011

The youngest known survivor of breast cancer is Aleisha Hunter from Ontario, Canada. At only three years old, Aleisha underwent a complete mastectomy in 2010 to treat her juvenile strain of breast cancer.k Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among American women after skin cancer. It is [...]

team survivor 2011

Dylan — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:36:11 +0000

In 2010, we gathered as a team and came up with a way we could do more in our fight against breast cancer. The spirit behind this effort was to bring a survivor into the 3-day family and help them with anything they needed to make their experience the best possible. This would include [...]

A Dog Named Lucky

Dylan — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:42:16 +0000

This is one of those email forwards that you usually don’t stop to read. I did and thought it was completely appropriate for our cause…

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named Lucky. Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit, they would warn their [...]

What happens after treatment? Will it come back?

Dylan — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:44:52 +0000

I read a comment today on a Facebook friend’s post that compelled me to do some research and post an entry on here. The anonymous poster comments, “I had a double mastectomy with no reconstruction 9 1/2 months ago…I am petrified that my cancer will return. I touch myself everyday, but it at this point, [...]

Buy a new/used car and fight breast cancer!

Dylan — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:03:18 +0000

Northgate Lincoln Mercury in Tampa has offered to make a $250 donation to Team Kimpossible when any fan mentions Team Kimpossible when buying a vehicle at their dealership! Terry from NLM says, “We will gladly deliver new and pre- owned vehicles anywhere and we can discuss the tranaction details via the telephone or e- mail. I [...]

success stories

Dylan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:10:03 +0000

In an attempt to bring a more positive vibe to the site we are going to set up a Success Stories area where survivors or whoever can write about their success in the fight against breast cancer. We would also like to hear from people who may have benefited from a Susan G. Komen foundation [...]

breast cancer dance on SYTYCD

Dylan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:20:38 +0000

If you do not watch So You Think You Can Dance or just missed last night’s performance by Melissa and Ade, I highly recommend you watch the following video. They did a dance that was based around a story of a woman that is battling breast cancer and when they were done, there wasn’t a [...]