The American Cancer Society’s new breast cancer screening guidelines could cause many women to wonder when they should have their first mammogram. A Penn State Hershey physician has a simple answer: age 40.
Penn State Hershey will observe Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Week from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3.
Penn State Hershey Medical Center will host CLIMB -- Children's Lives Include Moments of Bravery -- a free program designed to help children cope when someone they love has cancer by encouraging discussion and creativity.
Susan Stanton, a core member of the Penn State Abington community of artists, works fitting women in various stages of breast cancer treatment and recovery with custom prostheses. She finds it a fulfilling way to expand her art practice while helping women heal.
When it comes to breast cancer screening, the density of your breasts affects how well a mammogram can detect cancerous tissues. That’s why Pennsylvania is one of 21 states that have adopted laws requiring radiologists to include information about breast density in every woman’s mammogram report.
Michele Parson recently delivered a check for $20,000 to the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. The money was raised during the 10th annual Breast Cancer Fundraiser Dinner/Dance on March 28.
Penn State Hershey Breast Center specialists will host a lunch and learn program about breast density on Wednesday, June 24.
Representatives of Pennsylvania Pink Zone recently presented Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute with $40,000 for its Lady Lions Basketball Breast Cancer Research Endowment and Cancer Genetics Program.
Penn State Pittsburgh has formed a team to participate in the Race for the Cure in Pittsburgh on Sunday, May 10.
Mike and Patricia Condran, owners of CrossFit Gamma in Hershey, presented a check for $14,679.00 to Penn State Hershey Breast Center.
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition and Penn State Hershey will offer a free webinar “Breast Density: What is it and Why Does it Matter?” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11.
Penn State Hershey Breast Center recently earned a three-year, full reaccreditation designation by the American College of Surgeons’ National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).
In October, Girls Night Out Altoona raised $26,764 for breast cancer research at Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. Girls Night Out Altoona, Inc. is an annual fundraising dinner that brings together breast cancer survivors, family, friends and supporters at the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona.
The ninth annual Pink Zone at Penn State game will take place on Sunday, March 1, when the Lady Lions welcome the Wisconsin Badgers to the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. The game's start time will be announced in February.
Penn State Hershey Breast Center specialists will be available for one of three Lunch and Learn programs about this topic and how it affects health.
