Laura Lane Bush is an American educator who was the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of George W. Bush,the 43rd president of the United States. Bush was previously the first lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000 when her husband was governor.
The pink ribbon is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness. Pink ribbons,and the color pink in general,identify the wearer or promoter with the breast cancer brand and express moral support for people with breast cancer. Pink ribbons are most commonly seen during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Susan G. Komen 3-Day,frequently referred to as the 3-Day,is a 60-mile walk to raise funds for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and promote awareness to fight breast cancer. Individual participants must raise at least $2,300 to walk 60 miles (96 km) over a three-day weekend.
Susan G. Komen is a breast cancer organization in the United States.
Alpha Epsilon Phi is an American sorority and a member of the National Panhellenic Conference. It was the second Jewish sorority formed in the United States.
Lee National Denim Day is a fundraiser created by Lee Jeans to support the women's cancer programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Every year,people are asked to donate the money they would spend on a pair of jeans to support breast cancer research and wellness programs. The beneficiary of the program is the American Cancer Society. It is celebrated on the first Friday of October.
The Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction was established by Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1992 to recognize leading scientists for their significant work in advancing research concepts or clinical application in the fields of breast cancer research,screening or treatment.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM),also referred to in the United States as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM),is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research into its cause,prevention,diagnosis,treatment,and cure.
Norman Eugene Brinker was an American restaurateur who was responsible for the creation of new business concepts within the restaurant field. He served as president of Jack in the Box,founded Steak and Ale,helped establish Bennigan's and Chili's,and founded Brinker International.
Judith A. Salerno,MD,MS is a physician executive and the President of the New York Academy of Medicine.
1 a Minute is a 2010 American docudrama film written and directed by Indian American actress Namrata Singh Gujral. It is based on her own life and the lives of other women who suffered from cancer.
Alan Ashworth,FRS is a British molecular biologist,noted for his work on genes involved in cancer susceptibility. He is currently the President of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California,San Francisco,a multidisciplinary research and clinical care organisation that is one of the largest cancer centres in the Western United States. He was previously CEO of the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London.
Team Heather is a fundraising group in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Global Race for the Cure in Washington,D.C.,which has raised over $403,000,since June,2001,for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and breast cancer research,education,screening,and treatment. Team Heather was formed in 2001 to support 25-year-old Heather Gardner (Starcher) (1976–2002),as she began her fight against breast cancer –a fight that ended on September 29,2002.
Allyn Rose is an American beauty pageant titleholder,professional speaker,and breast cancer advocate from Newburg,Maryland.
Breast cancer awareness is an effort to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of breast cancer through education about screening,symptoms,and treatment. Supporters hope that greater knowledge will lead to earlier detection of breast cancer,which is associated with higher long-term survival rates,and that money raised for breast cancer will produce a reliable,permanent cure.
Pink Ribbons,Inc. is a 2011 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary about the pink ribbon campaign,directed by Léa Pool and produced by Ravida Din. The film is based on the 2006 book Pink Ribbons,Inc:Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy by Samantha King,associate professor of kinesiology and health studies at Queen's University.
Angela Hartley Brodie was a British biochemist who pioneered development of steroidal aromatase inhibitors in cancer research. Born in Lancashire,Brodie studied chemical pathology to a doctoral level in Sheffield and was awarded a fellowship sponsored by National Institutes of Health. After 17 years of working in Shrewsbury,Massachusetts on oral contraceptives with Harry Brodie,whom she married,she switched focus to the effects of the oestrogen-producing enzyme,aromatase,on breast cancer.
Gordon B. Mills is the Wayne and Julie Drinkward Endowed Chair in Precision Oncology,Director of Precision Oncology,Director of SMMART Trials and Professor in Cell,Development and Cancer Biology in the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health &Science University.
Princess Dina Mired is a Jordanian humanitarian and health activist. She is a leading global advocate for cancer control and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). She was the President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) from 2018 to 2020 and was the first Arab Muslim elected to lead in such a prestigious global post. Princess Dina is the former Director-General of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation.
Lisa A. Carey is a Distinguished Professor in Breast Cancer Research at UNC School of Medicine,Division Chief of Hematology and Oncology,and physician-in-chief of the N.C. Cancer Hospital,UNC Lineberger's clinical home. She studied at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health,and was named co-chair of the Alliance National Cooperative Group Breast Committee in 2016.
