Thriver Spotlight: Dawn Hirsch
In 2019, I was being treated for allergies and about to start allergy shots. I had a feeling something wasn’t right…
PBCC Launches FREE Metastatic Breast Cancer Care Package Program
PENNSYLVANIA – The PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) this week announced a new care package program for Pennsylvania women facing metastatic…
Thriver Spotlight: Marge Angello
After 19 years cancer free, I became very ill in February of 2021. I was hospitalized thinking it was COVID-19, but…
Survivor Spotlight: Teresa Spittle, York County
When did you first learn you were facing a breast cancer diagnosis? It was February 2021, I found my own lump….
Mid Penn Bank Makes Single Largest Grassroots Partner Contribution in PBCC History
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with some BIG news! In front of the state capitol…
Survivor Spotlight: Jackie Ricords
Jackie Ricords was just 41 with a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old when she found out she had breast cancer. She had…
COVID-19 Health Insurance Relief
The American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law by President Biden, includes provisions which will make health insurance more affordable for…
New Recommendations: COVID-19 Vaccines and Mammograms
The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) has new recommendations for women getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The SBI says the vaccine may…
Survivor Story: Maureen Campbell
TELL US ABOUT YOUR DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER In October 2017 I went for a regular mammogram. I had just turned…
Patient Advocacy: Hair to Stay
Scalp cooling is a process that minimizes chemotherapy-induced hair loss by continuous application of precisely cooled caps (either individual caps or…