The American Cancer Society has awarded $728,000 in funding to Penn State College of Medicine researcher Shirley Bluethmann to study whether exercise reduces joint pain and increases adherence to a type of potentially lifesaving medication, called aromatase inhibitors, in women who have survived breast cancer.
It’s bad enough that breast cancer attacks physical health, but it can also take a toll on mental health and overall wellness.
Dr. Edward Gunther, professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, will present this year’s spring Dean’s Lecture at noon on May 22 in the Junker Auditorium. His lecture is titled “Evolving Views on Breast Cancer: Tales from the Mouse House.”
Sean Knecht, assistant teaching professor in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition to develop a real-time, portable photoacoustic imaging system that can effectively distinguish dense breast tissue from cancerous tumors.
Natasha Renee Burse, a graduate research assistant and doctoral student in public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, discusses her battle against breast cancer on the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition website.
Connie Rogers, associate professor of nutrition and physiology in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, has been awarded a scientific research grant by the American Institute for Cancer Research. Rogers' project will examine the effects of exercise and weight maintenance in breast cancer progression and metastases.
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition honored Nancy Lill, assistant professor of pharmacology at Penn State Cancer Institute, with a $50,000 grant to take the next steps with her research into triple-negative breast cancer.
New research suggests that women with stronger social connections while being treated for breast cancer may fare better than those who don’t have that kind of support.
Dr. Daleela Dodge is fascinated by the resilience of her patients. The breast surgeon at Penn State Breast Center has repeatedly seen how social networks, diet, exercise, a strong support system, mindfulness and therapy through music, art and writing can be an important part of recovery and remission from breast cancer.
Andrea Mastro, professor of microbiology and cell biology at Penn State, will be presented with a grant from the statewide research grants program of the PA Breast Cancer Coalition at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 26 in the lobby of North/South Frear Building on the University Park campus.
The Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, will host the 12th annual public forum "Reducing Cancer in Our Community" on March 12 at the University Conference Center on the Penn State Hershey campus. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The event will begin at 9 a.m. and cover a range of cancer-related topics, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, treatment options for lymphoma and survivorship.
The 10th annual Pink Zone at Penn State game to help fight breast cancer will take place at 2 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the Bryce Jordan Center as the Lady Lions take on Michigan.
Allison Cleary, an M.D./Ph.D. student in the College of Medicine, was named the 2015 Science & SciLifeLab Prize grand prize winner. The national award is presented by the highly regarded and influential journal Science. Cleary's winning essay appears in its Dec. 4 edition.
The girls’ volleyball team at Elizabethtown High School raised $1,000 for Penn State Hershey Medical Center’s Karen Dwyer-Hones Patient Care Fund.
When facing a cancer diagnosis, it can be challenging to keep one’s spirits up. For women, the side effects that treatment may have on their physical appearance can make it difficult to leave the house and face the world.
