Yorkville Businesses ‘Pink Out’ for Breast Cancer Awareness
Yorkville businesses “pinked out” their block with signs, streamers and balloons last weekend to support two walks honoring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The York Avenue businesses, located between East 83rd and East 84th streets, included Calling All Pets, Charley Mom, Saloon and Yorkville Creperie. Read more
The Benign Good News
One woman explains her breast biopsy experience and urges others to get checked
By Francine G. Burke
“We saw something in your films.” These are the most-dreaded words after your tits have gone through Pancakeville. It was finally explained to me that breasts, cysts, fibrous tissue and the like will flatten under the X-ray machine and cancer doesn’t. Good old big “C” is so strong it can withstand the scrunch like a cockroach. The Sharpie mark on my breast is where the machine is going to drill. Read more
Pets Get Breast Cancer, Too
Many people don’t realize that pets can also suffer from breast cancer. Mammary gland tumors are common in dogs and cats that aren’t spayed or were spayed late.
Cats generally have eight mammary glands (four pairs). Dogs vary, but usually have 10 glands. Around 90 percent of feline mammary tumors are malignant; in dogs, less than 50 percent are malignant. Read more
COOKIES FOR THE CURE
William Greenberg Jr. Desserts, known for its black and white cookie, will donate $5,000 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, supporters of breast cancer research. The owner of bakery, at 1110 Madison Ave. between East 82nd and 83rd streets, is slated to present the donations to the charity on Oct. 22. The bakery donated 50 cents of every sale of its special pink and white cookie.
Portraits of Strength
It’s a startling statistic: One in 8 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lifetimes. But it’s a number that the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is helping change for the better.
Each year the organization hosts the Komen New York City Race for the Cure, a 5K run/walk that raises money for breast cancer research and local community outreach programs. It draws 25,000 participants, including 2,000 survivors. And of course there are plenty of children taking part with their families, friends and schools. Read more
A New Look at Breast Cancer
In the United States alone, statistics show that nearly 200,000 women may be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and more than 40,000 might die from the disease.
This is why people like Dr. Larry Norton, physician-in-chief of breast cancer programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, remain important in the fight against this disease. For more than 40 years, Norton has been working on understanding the mathematics of tumor growth or, more simply, how cancer changes and spreads based on numbers. Read more
BREAST CANCER TENNIS BENEFIT
Tennis Against Breast Cancer is holding a benefit for local breast cancer organizations at the Roosevelt Island Racquet Club, 281 Main Street, on Nov. 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. Supporters are invited to the event for a day of tennis matches, lessons and raffle prizes. In honor of the event, attendees are asked to wear something pink. To sign up, visit www.TennisABC.org
