Women's Health Exchange

Women’s Health Exchange responds to the New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

2009-11-19T09:07:00.000-08:00

Early detection is the first line of defense against breast cancer. Three members of the Women’s Health Exchange Board are breast cancer survivors whose early stage diseases were discovered long before the age of 50 through self exam, awareness of risk factors, and screening mammography.The responsibility for early detection rests with every woman. Each of us must take responsibility for knowing

Teaching about breast cancer, one bead at a time

2009-11-06T07:09:00.000-08:00

By Dan Mac Alpine/ ipswich@cnc.comFri Oct 30, 2009IPSWICH - Four pearl-colored beads on a string dangle from brightly colored ribbons — blue, pink, red, green. They seem so beautiful, but symbolize something so deadly.When pressed, the plastic beads feel as hard and unfeeling as the disease they represent. In a dangerous progression, they start at 6 millimeters and grow to 16 millimeters. The

Martha Hayward Speaks at Dana-Farber’s Beam Signing Ceremony

2009-04-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

Martha Hayward, former Dana-Farber patient and current member its Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC), speaks at Dana-Farber’s beam signing ceremony to celebrate the completion of steel framing on the new Yawkey Center for Cancer Care alongside Dana-Farber president Ed Benz and Boston’s Mayor, Tom Menino.Mayor Menino and Martha Haywardat the Yawkey Center Beam SigningFollowing is Martha

Wetherill Recognized for Outreach

2009-02-24T10:53:00.000-08:00

Inside the Institute, Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteVolume 14, Issue 4Women entrepreneurs recently honored Yelena Wetherill, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow in Cancer Biology, for organizing a symposium last June in her native Irkutsk, Russia, focused on breast cancer education, prevention, advocacy, and survivorship. Wetherill was one of three recipients of a “Giving Back” award at the January meeting

DFCI Team Teaches Care in Russia

2008-07-22T10:54:00.000-07:00

Inside the Institute, Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteVolume 13, Issue 14There is no word in Russia for cancer survivor, explains Yelena Wetherill, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Cancer Biology at Dana-Farber and a native of this vast country where 50 percent of the women diagnosed with breast cancer die from the disease. The closest translation refers to someone who lived through a war. Wetherill and

A Sister’s Gift Leads to Breast Cancer Education

2007-10-01T10:55:00.000-07:00

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:Patient Care/Personal Profile/First PersonWhen my sister, Leslie, was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2006, I realized I had not had a mammogram myself in nearly two years. Just as she reached the halfway point in her 16 weeks of chemotherapy, I had to tell her that I had breast cancer, too.I will never forget making that phone call.She was more upset about my