“I was always compassionate toward strays,” Rue McClanahan says, before adding, “it’s why I got married so many times.” We laugh at the same time; both of us know it will be the opening line of the article about her. Click below to read more. PegasusNews.com 9.11.09 (BCRC Brunch) ...more »
Researchers, clinicians, and survivors whose work and lives are daily informed by their experience in the young survivor community share information and insight for young women facing breast cancer. Click here to read the full article from Women and Cancer Magazine. ...more »
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Starting this summer, the new Georgetown Cancer Center will open its doors, providing cancer care to Georgetown and other surrounding areas. The center hopes to serve patients that would typically travel outside of Georgetown to academic cancer centers, such as the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, to...more »
June 2, 2009, 9:37 am As my wife and I sat on the couch one night this past winter, reading and half-watching the inevitable HGTV, I started sweating hard and my face got so fevered and flushed that I felt as if I were peering into an oven. I turned to Deb...more »
May 14, 2009 Grandma was right when she recommended ginger for an upset stomach — at least for cancer patients. A randomized clinical trial has confirmed what many people suspect — that ginger can decrease nausea caused by chemotherapy. The effect goes beyond that provided by standard anti-vomiting drugs. Read the rest of...more »
The Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas is pleased to announce that their five Patient Navigators are all certified through the Harold Freeman Institute. Patient navigation, a concept pioneered by Dr. Freeman in 1990, removes barriers to timely screening, treatment and supportive care. To earn certification, the representatives participated in a...more »
This year’s GRAPHIC III Art Bra Fashion Show and Auction was not only an a hit among attendees, it garnered quite a bit of media attention, as well. With both video coverage by the Austin-American Statesman (below) and News 8 Austin, it was an evening of beauty, fashion, and...more »
On April 1st, 2009 the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas proudly launched our new Web site. Bright, beautiful, inviting, and easy to navigate, the site delivers a vast array of information grouped by “I Need Help” and “I Want to Help” as well as news, events, links, featured items,...more »
For the past three years, the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas have used the GRAPHIC Art Bra Fashion Show and Auction as our spring fundraising event—and this year is no different! With signed art bras donated by Matthew McConaughey, Lance Armstrong, the Dixie Chicks, Los Lonely Boys and more,...more »