Friday, October 21, 2011

UPDATE: Commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Events Benefiting Komen Greater NYC

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During this month — and in the months to come — check out the events hosted by our partners. A portion of proceeds from each will donated to Komen Greater NYC to help us achieve our vision of a world without breast cancer.

The money raised will help underwrite grants for breast education and outreach, screening coordination and support and treatment services to under served women in the greater New York City metropolitan area. Their numbers have increased during these past years of economic turmoil. The funds will also go to improved enrollment in local clinical research trials and national research into the cures.

Thursday October 27, 2011
3:00 pm 8:00 pm
Lester’s of Greenvale
90 Northern Blvd at Glen Cove Road
Greenvale, NY

Five (5) percent of sales each event day will be donated to Komen Greater NYC to support the Tickled Pink! Teens for the Cure® Committee.

Design For Women, By Women

For three consecutive Saturdays, October 8th, 15th and 22nd at 382 Broadway in Manhattan, GE Healthcare and GE healthymagination present Design For Women, By Women, an interactive exhibit by internationally recognized female designers exploring new and inventive approaches to mammography, breast imaging, cancer treatment and women’s health.

Brunch Spa Cruise

World Yacht and Spa Week are hosting an afternoon brunch cruise on Sunday, October 16th. On hand will be six spa companies offering services and giveaways. The event, on the Princess Yacht, runs from noon to 2:00 pm.
World Yacht is making a $2,000 donation. All services and treatments will be provided for a suggested donation with all monies benefiting Komen Greater NYC.

For more information and ticket sales visit: www.worldyacht.com/site/events.aspx.

Scrubz Body Scrub

Scrubz Body Scrub donates 50 percent of the retail price of its Pink NYC-scented products to Komen Greater NYC. The scent is available in sugar scrub, oil and butter forms. This year, Scrubz will also donate ten percent of all sales during the month of October 2011 to Komen Greater NYC.
Over the last five years, Scrubz has raised over $13,000 through product sales and its annual October fundraiser, The Breast of Everything , which will take place this year on Friday, October 28th from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. at The Hamlet at Olde Oyster Bay Cove, 100 Hamlet Drive in Plainview, Long Island. There will be music, comedy, shopping, raffles and more and 50 percent of all proceeds will benefit Komen Greater NYC! For more information, visit www.scrubzbodyscrub.com.
Gospel Album Release Party
The Kingdom Life Ministries is hosting a release party for “Perth Phillip Live in Brooklyn” on Friday, November 11th. The event is being held at the Ministries, located at 770 Park Place in Brooklyn.
Kingdom Life — which has guaranteed a minimum donation of $1,000 — is providing 10 percent of the ticket, album and DVD sales to Komen Greater NYC. For more information: 1-855-PP-MUSIK or 718-408-3698

Fourth Annual Holiday House Decorator Show House

Fifteen New York City designers are creating rooms and tabletop vignettes from November 15th to December 11th at the Fourth Annual Holiday House NYC. The event is held at townhouse, located at 2 East 63rd Street. Holiday House will include special events, lectures and an open house. Vendors include Sferra Linens, Potterton Books and MarieBelle Chocolate.
Holiday House will be donating 100 percent of all event revenue to Komen Greater NYC and has guaranteed a minimum donation of $10,000. For more information: www.holidayhousenyc.com or info@holidayhousenyc.com.


How Extraordinary Women Lead: A Breakthrough Model for Life and Work Success Luncheon

PowerwomenTV presents Dynamic Women in Business Luncheon, How Extraordinary Women Lead: A Breakthrough Model for Life and Work Success on November 16th during its Sixth Annual New York XPO for Business at the Javits Center, 655 West 34th Street.

Event Management is donating 100 percent of luncheon tickets sales to Komen Greater NYC and has guaranteed a minimum $5,000 donation. For more information: www.eventmanagement.org.



For more information: www.eventmangement.org.

Courtesy of Komen for the Cure

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Events Benefiting Komen Greater NYC

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During this month — and in the months to come — check out the events hosted by our partners. A portion of proceeds from each will donated to Komen Greater NYC to help us achieve our vision of a world without breast cancer.

The money raised will help underwrite grants for breast education and outreach, screening coordination and support and treatment services to under served women in the greater New York City metropolitan area. Their numbers have increased during these past years of economic turmoil. The funds will also go to improved enrollment in local clinical research trials and national research into the cures.
Lester’s Tickled Pink! Mother/Daughter Shopping Events
Three local Lester’s clothing stores are hosting Tickled Pink! Mother/Daughter Shopping Events. Refreshments will be served and activities include in-store fashion shows and raffles to win Lester’s gift cards. Those in attendance can also take part in a model search for Lester’s spring catalog.
Thursday October 6, 2011
4:00 pm 8:00 pm
Lester’s of Huntington
350 Walt Whitman Road
Huntington Station, NY

Thursday October 13, 2011
3:00 pm 8:00 pm
Lester’s of Manhattan
Second Avenue at 80th Street
New York, NY

Thursday October 27, 2011
3:00 pm 8:00 pm
Lester’s of Greenvale
90 Northern Blvd at Glen Cove Road
Greenvale, NY

Five (5) percent of sales each event day will be donated to Komen Greater NYC to support the Tickled Pink! Teens for the Cure® Committee.

Design For Women, By Women
For three consecutive Saturdays, October 8th, 15th and 22nd at 382 Broadway in Manhattan, GE Healthcare and GE healthymagination present Design For Women, By Women, an interactive exhibit by internationally recognized female designers exploring new and inventive approaches to mammography, breast imaging, cancer treatment and women’s health.
Brunch Spa Cruise
World Yacht and Spa Week are hosting an afternoon brunch cruise on Sunday, October 16th. On hand will be six spa companies offering services and giveaways. The event, on the Princess Yacht, runs from noon to 2:00 pm.
World Yacht is making a $2,000 donation. All services and treatments will be provided for a suggested donation with all monies benefitting Komen Greater NYC.

For more information and ticket sales visit: www.worldyacht.com/site/events.aspx.

Scrubz Body Scrub
Scrubz Body Scrub donates 50 percent of the retail price of its Pink NYC-scented products to Komen Greater NYC. The scent is available in sugar scrub, oil and butter forms. This year, Scrubz will also donate ten percent of all sales during the month of October 2011 to Komen Greater NYC.
Over the last five years, Scrubz has raised over $13,000 through product sales and its annual October fundraiser, The Breast of Everything , which will take place this year on Friday, October 28th from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. at The Hamlet at Olde Oyster Bay Cove, 100 Hamlet Drive in Plainview, Long Island. There will be music, comedy, shopping, raffles and more and 50 percent of all proceeds will benefit Komen Greater NYC! For more information, visit www.scrubzbodyscrub.com.
Gospel Album Release Party
The Kingdom Life Ministries is hosting a release party for “Perth Phillip Live in Brooklyn” on Friday, November 11th. The event is being held at the Ministries, located at 770 Park Place in Brooklyn.
Kingdom Life — which has guaranteed a minimum donation of $1,000 — is providing 10 percent of the ticket, album and DVD sales to Komen Greater NYC. For more information: 1-855-PP-MUSIK or 718-408-3698



Fourth Annual Holiday House Decorator Show House
Fifteen New York City designers are creating rooms and tabletop vignettes from November 15th to December 11th at the Fourth Annual Holiday House NYC. The event is held at townhouse, located at 2 East 63rd Street. Holiday House will include special events, lectures and an open house. Vendors include Sferra Linens, Potterton Books and MarieBelle Chocolate.
Holiday House will be donating 100 percent of all event revenue to Komen Greater NYC and has guaranteed a minimum donation of $10,000. For more information: www.holidayhousenyc.com or info@holidayhousenyc.com.
t’s Harder in Heels Women in Business Luncheon
Event Management is sponsoring It’s Harder in Heels Women in Business Luncheon on November 16th during its Sixth Annual New York XPO for Business. The luncheon will take place at the Javits Center, 655 West 34th Street.
Event Management is donating 100 percent of luncheon tickets sales to Komen Greater NYC and has guaranteed a minimum $5,000 donation.

For more information: www.eventmangement.org.

Courtesy of Komen for the Cure

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

IF ONLY WOMEN PAID AS MUCH ATTENTION TO THEIR BREASTS AS MEN DO

What better quote to kick off our Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign than my favorite one!
Breast Cancer is a Disease that affects us all.
Personally Packaged are a fresh new resource for gift baskets, careboxes  & carepaks. We are also committed to helping defeat this disease. 
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, in honor of this we will donate the profits from every Breast Cancer Awareness item sold to the fight against breast cancer.
Our Breast Cancer Awareness line was created with the main goal in mind of helping to win the fight, while providing comfort, encouragement and information in a pretty package.

SO THINK PINK!                             FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!

You don't have to run or walk to contribute, let us help you.

                       Shop for the cause!

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Pink is not just PINK

Pink is not just any color it's the color of strength, Hope, Faith, Courage for he Survivors of BREAST CANCER. 
Be tough enough to wear Pink and spread awareness.

Author Unknown



Personally Packaged, Where You Have it Made!

Monday, October 3, 2011

Breast Cancer Awareness Month


An article from KSL today reports that Utah ranks dead last in the number of women who get breast cancer screenings.

Dead last.  Moms, we need to fix this.

It also quotes Dr Brett Parkinson in saying that four women in 1000 have breast cancer right now, and don't even know it.  Put that math into the female population of Utah, and that means 5,600 women are walking around right now with a disease that can kill them if not caught early.  And they don't even know it.

October 1 kicks off the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  "Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast tissue divide and grow without normal control. It is a widespread and random disease, striking women and men of all ages and races. It is the most prevalent cancer in the world today, with about 1.3 million people diagnosed annually. The exact cause of the disease is unknown, and at this time, there is no cure...But there is hope. Thanks to heightened awareness, early detection through screening, improved treatment methods and increased access to breast health services, people have a greater chance of survival than ever before."

Regular breast cancer screenings are the best way to detect cancers early, while they are still manageable.  Survival rates drastically increase for women whose cancer is found in the early stages, rather than when it has advanced.  The 5-year survival rate for women with stage 3 cancer is only 41%.  If detected at stage 1, the 5-year survival rate jumps to 93%.

Many single moms spend so much time focusing on their children and running their households that their own health isn't much of a priority.  But look at those 5-year survival rates--all of us want to still be around for our kids in 5 years.  Do you want to have a 41% chance of that happening, or a 93%?  Get your breast cancer screenings early and often.


                                 Personally Packaged, Where You Have it Made!

Sunday, October 2, 2011

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - 5 Quotes on Survival


 

“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be,you can survive it.” –Bill Cosby
 

“At such moments, you realize that you and the other are, in fact, one. It’s a big realization. Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one.” –Joseph Campbell
 

“If a blade of grass can grow in a concrete walk and a fig tree in the side of a mountain cliff, a human being empowered with an invincible faith can survive all odds the world can throw against his tortured soul.”–Robert Schuller
 

“The future belongs to those who survive their past.” –Gaia’s Mr. Prophet
 

“Damaged people are dangerous.  They know they can survive.” –Josephine Hart

Saturday, October 1, 2011

What Cancer Cannot Do

Cancer is so limited.......
It cannot cripple Love
It cannot shatter Hope
It cannot corrode Faith
It cannot eat away at Peace
It cannot kill  Friendship
It cannot suppress Memories 
It cannot destroy confidence.
It cannot silence Courage
It cannot invade the Soul 
It cannot steal eternal Life
It cannot conquer the Spirit

Breast Cancer Awareness - Education

Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast.
The breast is made up of lobes and ducts. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections called lobes, which have many smaller sections called lobules. Lobules end in dozens of tiny bulbs that can produce milk. The lobes, lobules, and bulbs are linked by thin tubes called ducts.
Each breast also has blood vessels and lymph vessels. The lymph vessels carry an almost colorless fluid called lymph. Lymph vessels lead to organs called lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped structures that are found throughout the body. They filter substances in lymph and help fight infection and disease. Clusters of lymph nodes are found near the breast in the axilla (under the arm), above the collarbone, and in the chest.
The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma, which begins in the cells of the ducts. Cancer that begins in the lobes or lobules is called lobular carcinoma and is more often found in both breasts than are other types of breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer is an uncommon type of breast cancer in which the breast is warm, red, and swollen.
Age and health history can affect the risk of developing breast cancer.
Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Risk factors for breast cancer include the following:
  • Older age.
  • Menstruating at an early age.
  • Older age at first birth or never having given birth.
  • A personal history of breast cancer or benign (noncancer) breast disease.
  • A mother or sister with breast cancer.
  • Treatment with radiation therapy to the breast/chest.
  • Breast tissue that is dense on a mammogram.
  • Taking hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.
  • Drinking alcoholic beverages.
  • Being white.
Breast cancer is sometimes caused by inherited gene mutations (changes).
The genes in cells carry the hereditary information that is received from a person's parents. Hereditary breast cancer makes up approximately 5% to 10% of all breast cancer. Some altered genes related to breast cancer are more common in certain ethnic groups.
Women who have an altered gene related to breast cancer and who have had breast cancer in one breast have an increased risk of developing breast cancer in the other breast. These women also have an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, and may have an increased risk of developing other cancers. Men who have an altered gene related to breast cancer also have an increased risk of developing this disease. (For more information, refer to the PDQ summary onMale Breast Cancer Treatment.)
Tests have been developed that can detect altered genes. These genetic tests are sometimes done for members of families with a high risk of cancer. (Refer to the PDQ summaries on Screening for Breast CancerPrevention of Breast Cancer, andGenetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer for more information.)
Tests that examine the breasts are used to detect (find) and diagnose breast cancer.
A doctor should be seen if changes in the breast are noticed. The following tests and procedures may be used:
  • Mammogram: An x-ray of the breast.
  • Biopsy: The removal of cells or tissues so they can be viewed under a microscope by a pathologist to check for signs of cancer. If a lump in the breast is found, the doctor may need to cut out a small piece of the lump. Four types of biopsies are as follows:
    • Excisional biopsy: The removal of an entire lump or suspicious tissue.
    • Incisional biopsy: The removal of part of a lump or suspicious tissue.
    • Core biopsy: The removal of part of a lump or suspicious tissue using a wide needle.
    • Needle biopsy or fine-needle aspiration biopsy: The removal of part of a lump, suspicious tissue, or fluid, using a thin needle.
  • Estrogen and progesterone receptor test: A test to measure the amount of estrogen and progesterone (hormones) receptors in cancer tissue. If cancer is found in the breast, tissue from the tumor is examined in the laboratory to find out whether estrogen and progesterone could affect the way cancer grows. The test results show whether hormone therapy may stop the cancer from growing.
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.
The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on the following:
  • The stage of the cancer (whether it is in the breast only or has spread to lymph nodes or other places in the body).
  • The type of breast cancer.
  • Estrogen-receptor and progesterone-receptor levels in the tumor tissue.
  • A woman's age, general health, and menopausal status (whether a woman is still having menstrual periods).
  • Whether the cancer has just been diagnosed or has recurred (come back).
Acknowledgement given to the National Cancer Institute as originator of the information provided herein, with the NCI web site www.cancer.gov as the source