Army of Women Blog

May 11th, 2012

Posted by Dr. Susan Love at 11:05 am | 1 Comment

This Mother’s Day, I Want to End Breast Cancer

To Every Mother, Daughter, and Sister: As a mother of two beautiful daughters and now grandmother to a pack of joyful and spirited grandchildren, I have made a simple wish for this Mother’s Day. I’m not looking for bouquets of flowers and bountiful gifts. This Mother’s Day, I want to end breast cancer and my wish [...]

April 27th, 2012

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Join us for An Evening with Dr. Susan Love!

An Evening with Dr. Susan Love Get Ready Los Angeles! We are thrilled to announce that the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center will be hosting a FREE Breast Cancer Forum featuring our very own, Dr. Susan Love. The event, entitled “An Evening with Dr. Susan Love,” will be a free forum and Q&A session with Dr. Susan [...]

April 26th, 2012

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African American Breast Cancer Survivors in Southern California Needed!

We need African-American breast cancer survivors living in Southern California (Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties) who are nearing completion of treatment or completed surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation treatment 1-12 months ago, to participate in a breast cancer research study focused on follow-up care. After diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, African-American women may be [...]

Posted by Dr. Susan Love at 10:19 am | 20 Comments

May 2012: A Mother’s Day Wish

A Mother’s Day Wish With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I’m sure that, like me, many of you are thinking about all the wonderful women whose time with their children was cut far too short after a breast cancer diagnosis. For me, it was the grandmother I never met. Since we started the Love/Avon Army of [...]

April 4th, 2012

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Help Us Find Out if Soy Can Reduce Breast Cancer Risk!

Studies have shown that eating soy in the diet reduces breast cancer risk but we don’t know why. This study is looking into whether it does this by decreasing breast density. A research team at the University of Southern California is looking for women with a family history of breast cancer AND breast cancer survivors to [...]

March 30th, 2012

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Army of Women: Foot Soldier Spotlight!

Karen Kaminski We would like to thank and congratulate Karen Kaminski of Ramsey, New Jersey for dedicating her time to spreading the word about the Army of Women! Looking to get more involved in the Army of Women? Become a Foot Soldier! Karen tells us how she came to join the Army of Women and how [...]

March 29th, 2012

Posted by Dr. Susan Love at 3:47 pm | 1 Comment

Healthy Women With Hot Flashes

We need women ages 40 to 62 who have not had breast cancer and have bothersome hot flashes or night sweats to take part in a research study. The study is testing two medicines that may help women who have menopause-related hot flashes. Researchers in Boston, Seattle, and Philadelphia are running this study. It is [...]

March 28th, 2012

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March 2012: Making Strides!

We have been hard at work spreading the word about the success of the Love/Avon Army of Women and all of you! We have launched 60 studies since we started in October of 2008, 34 of them have been closed because we provided scientists the participants they needed, 6 within 24 hours! Another 6 actually [...]

March 16th, 2012

Posted by Dr. Susan Love at 12:06 pm | No Comments

Can You Help Shed Some Light? (Phase 2)

It is widely known that a breast cancer diagnosis can have far reaching effects both socially and emotionally. Less well understood are the ways in which a breast cancer diagnosis impacts the well-being and quality of life of certain subgroups of women. Specifically, the research team would like to assess the health and well-being of women [...]

March 14th, 2012

Posted by Dr. Susan Love at 9:58 am | 1 Comment

Research Webinar: The MILK Study

In case you missed the March Army of Women Research Results Webinar, the video broadcast is now available! We are excited to provide an opportunity to virtually meet Dr. Kathleen Arcaro. Dr. Arcaro and her team are conducting the Milk Study – studying the breast cells normally found in breast milk to see if there are any [...]

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