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Survivor Story: Brenda Elsamiller
When as a 62-year-old wife, mom, and nana, my only health concern was my diabetes. I loved life, enjoying my grandchildren, traveling...
Brenda Elsamiller
Jun 132 min read


Iowa the Beautiful?
Iowa is often associated with its iconic cornfields and farms, but the state offers much more than that. From rolling hills to towering...
beyondpinkteam
Jun 133 min read


Hope After A Metastatic Diagnosis
This article is an update to the April 2022 article “Hope After a MetastaticDiagnosis.” This is a feel good story for me. I was diagnosed...
SARA DIESBURG
Jun 112 min read


BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IS FOR WOMEN AND MEN
October isn’t just breast cancer awareness for women, but men too! The American Cancer Society estimates how breast cancer will impact...
beyondpinkteam
Sep 30, 20242 min read


LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING
Cold, hollow, a blur. These are the feelings I experienced when I was told I had stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer, along with the...
Carissa Johnson
Sep 30, 20243 min read


IT WON'T HAPPEN TO ME - BUT IT DID
A SURVIVOR STORY BY CHERI NELSON I am sure most people can relate with the phrase, “It won't happen to me.” That was what I thought. I...
CHERI NELSON
Jun 30, 20244 min read


SLEEP AFTER A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS
We have all heard how important sleep is for our health. The stress of a cancer diagnosis and treatment on the body and mind can make...
CATHERINE THOMSEN, MPH
Sep 30, 20235 min read


Beyond Pink Team: Who We Are. What We Do.
The Beyond Pink TEAM began 35 years ago with a mission to increase mammography utilization and provide a breast cancer support group. It...
beyondpinkteam
Jun 30, 20233 min read


BEYOND BRCA: HEREDITARY BREAST CANCER GENETIC TESTING
By Athena Puski, MS LGC Licensed Genetic Counselor Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics You’ve...
Athena Puski, MS LGC
Sep 30, 20223 min read


FOOD AND NUTRITION: IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE COMPLICATED
By Dr. Andrew Nish, Medical Director, John Stoddard Cancer Center, Des Moines, Iowa There is a plethora of advertisements trying to sell...
beyondpinkteam
Jun 30, 20223 min read


WHAT IS METASTASIS?
by Barbara Christie-Pope, PhD Professor of Biology, Cornell College Metastasis is the movement of cancer cells from a primary tumor to a...
Barbara Christie-Pope, PhD
Sep 30, 20213 min read


SURVIVOR STORY- A CHANCE TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE
I will be celebrating 3+ years breast cancer free. To help me celebrate I want to ask all my women friends and family to do a self-exam...
Melissa Herold
Sep 30, 20211 min read


IOWA – A LEADER IN SAVING LIVES
by Christine Carpenter and Lori Seawel Did you know Iowa has played an integral role in breast cancer research that is saving lives right...
Christine Carpenter
Jun 30, 20213 min read


METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AND ADVOCACY
Little did Ellen Duffy know when she joined Beyond Pink TEAM, because her mother was a breast cancer survivor, that she would be...
beyondpinkteam
Sep 30, 20204 min read


BREAST CANCER AND COVID-19
Recommendations and Resources from Breastcancer.org BreastCancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most...
beyondpinkteam
Jun 30, 20202 min read


I CRIED, I PRAYED, AND I LISTENED
A survivor’s story by Angela Hamilton My name is Angela Hamilton and I am a breast cancer survivor! My cancer was caught during a routine...
Angela Hamilton
Sep 30, 20193 min read


ADVOCACY - WHY AND ITS EFFECTS
During and following my treatment for breast cancer I became aware of what really mattered and I discovered an intriguing combination of...
Christine Carpenter
Jun 30, 20195 min read


Never Lose Faith
A survivor’s story by Cheryl Thayer My journey started in September of 2010. I had off and on muscular back pain, so when my left breast...
Cheryl Thayer
Mar 31, 20194 min read


YES, MEN GET BREAST CANCER
My story began in August, 1999. I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I had surgery to remove a mass by my thyroid. I didn't have...
Jim Geiger
Sep 30, 20182 min read


OBESITY RELATED CANCERS
Obesity is a condition in which a person has an unhealthy amount and/or distribution of body fat. A scale known as the body mass index...
beyondpinkteam
Sep 30, 20182 min read
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