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LITCL Countdown Day #8 Fact: What is “Triple Negative” breast cancer and why is it so hard to treat?

10 Oct

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DAY #8 FACT

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It is now commonly understood that breast cancer is not one form of cancer, but many different “subtypes” of cancer.

These subtypes of breast cancer are generally diagnosed based upon the presence, or lack of, three “receptors” known to fuel most breast cancers: estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). The most successful treatments for breast cancer target these receptors.Unfortunately, none of these receptors are found in women with triple negative breast cancer. In other words, a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis means that the offending tumor is estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative and HER2-negative, thus giving rise to the name “triple negative breast cancer.”

Source: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation

Day #8 GIVEAWAY

$50 Gift Certificate to Daily Dose Bar & Grill

(good at Scottsdale & Phoenix locations)

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One winner announced on our Facebook page!

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Life in the Cancer Lane Actor Spotlight: Erika Moore

10 Oct

Erika MooreRaised in Los Angeles, Erika studied acting and dance. She appeared in Debbie Allen’s Brothers of the Night and performed with Positives Steps Dance Team at LA Sparks and Lakers games.

Erika earned an undergraduate degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management and joined the ASU Hip Hop Coalition where she performed throughout college. While a member of Experience Arts Dance School, she performed Contemporary Modern and Hip Hop in Brazil and Argentina.

Erika is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Dance and is eager to do more theater, dance and film.

LAUGH. CRY. CHEER … and leave TRANSFORMED!

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Herberger Theater Center-Stage West, 222 E. Monroe, Phoenix, AZ 85004

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[MATINEE] [EVENING] [SURVIVOR COMPS]

**Use links to order tickets online or call (602) 252-8497**

2:00 pm Performance
$40.00-$60.00

7:30 pm Performance (reception at 6:30 pm)
$60.00-$80.00

Special thanks to our Diamond and Platinum Sponsors:

Herberger Theater Center, Kimpton Hotels, The Greater Hudson Valley Chapter of The Links, Inc., the Watson Family, Leslie M. Gray, Jemina Bernard, Cox Communications & Advocate Health Care

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Life in the Cancer Lane Actor Spotlight: Dzifa Kwawu

9 Oct

Dzifa Kwawu BW HeadshotDzifa has performed in numerous Black Theatre Troupe productions such as Purlie and Steal Away. Other memorable works include George C. Wolfe’s The Colored Museum with iTheatreCollaborative, ASU hip-hop original The Vine, Phoenix Theatre’s The Music Man in collaboration with Phoenix Symphony Hall, the National Black Theatre Festival’s feature production Three Sistahs.

Dzifa was also the headline female vocalist for the Gospeltrain tour in Switzerland. She is an alumnus of the Scottsdale Conservatory Theatre program and Arizona State University.

Life In The Cancer Lane is her first production with the Pinkwellchick Foundation, Inc.

LAUGH. CRY. CHEER … and leave TRANSFORMED!

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Herberger Theater Center-Stage West, 222 E. Monroe, Phoenix, AZ 85004

HerbergerBldg

[MATINEE] [EVENING] [SURVIVOR COMPS]

**Use links to order tickets online or call (602) 252-8497**

2:00 pm Performance
$40.00-$60.00

7:30 pm Performance (reception at 6:30 pm)
$60.00-$80.00

Special thanks to our Diamond and Platinum Sponsors:

Herberger Theater Center, Kimpton Hotels, The Greater Hudson Valley Chapter of The Links, Inc., the Watson Family, Leslie M. Gray, Jemina Bernard, Cox Communications & Advocate Health Care

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LITCL Countdown Day #9 Fact: The 4-1-1 on Metastatic Breast Cancer

9 Oct

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DAY #9 FACT

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No one dies from breast cancer that remains in the breast. Metastasis occurs when cancerous cells travel to a vital organ and that is what threatens life. An estimated 155,000 Americans are currently living with metastatic breast cancer (also called Stage IV breast cancer). Metastatic breast cancer accounts for approximately 40,000 deaths annually in the U.S.

Source: Metastatic Breast Cancer Network

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Day #9 GIVEAWAY

$25 Gift Certificate to Daily Dose Bar & Grill

(good at Scottsdale & Phoenix locations)

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One winner announced in the following day’s post!

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LITCL Countdown Day #10 Fact: Incidence of Breast Cancer among Women of Color

8 Oct

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Our 10-Day countdown to the Breast Cancer Awareness Month benefit production of “Life in the Cancer Lane” held on Saturday, October 18th at the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix, AZ starts … NOW!

Ten days of info & giveaways when you use the SHARE button below to SHARE our posts via Facebook. Be sure to LIKE our Pinkwellchick Facebook PAGE to see our content in your timeline. And check back everyday for the latest fact or stat & your chance to win GREAT prizes like gift certificates to:

  • Daily Dose Old Town Bar & Grill
  • Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails
  • Complimentary pair of tickets to see the play!

DAY #10 FACT

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Breast cancer incidence rates are higher in non-Hispanic white women than African American women for most age groups. However, African-American women have a higher incidence rate before age 40 and are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age. Get more information from the American Cancer Society.

Source: American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2014

Day #10 GIVEAWAY

$25 Gift Certificate to Daily Dose Bar & Grill

(good at Scottsdale & Phoenix locations)

SHARE this post via Facebook for a chance to win!

One winner announced in the following day’s post!

 

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