2014 Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Please join us as we enhance our awareness efforts, visibility & programming from September 21 through November 1.
2014 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Check back each Monday for updated links to the previous week!
Presented by our #NBCAM partners:
Week 1: 09.21 to 09.27
Theme: Lowering Your Risk
Webinar Wednesday: September 24 | 1130A – 1230P CT | Progress Towards a Cure
Presented by Dr. George Sledge | Stanford University
Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/601356190
- Sunday: Diet/Nutrition
- Monday: Personal Health History
- Tuesday: Family History
- Wednesday: Menopausal Hormone Use
- Thursday: Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Talk About it Tuesday (on Thursday): Pink Ribbon/Red Ribbon in Africa
- Friday: Alcohol Use
- Saturday: Exercise
Week 2: 09.28 to 10.04
Theme: Breast Cancer Education
Webinar Wednesday: October 1 | 1130A – 1230P CT | Breast Health Info: Inform, Engage, Empower
Presented by Amberlea Childs | Susan G. Komen Southeast Wisconsin Affiliate
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1382581257451599873
Recorded: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3450438273937600769
- Sunday: What is Breast Cancer
- Monday: Clinical Breast Exam
- Tuesday: Mammograms
- Wednesday: Investing in the future of our communities
- Thursday: Genetic Testing
- Friday: Know Your Normal
- Friday: A Promise Renewed by Dr. Judy Salerno
- Saturday: Breast Biopsy
Week 3: 10.05 to 10.11
Theme: Local Mission Investment
Webinar Wednesday: October 8 | 1130A – 1230P CT | Waking Up Your Sleeping Beauty
Presented by Barbara Musser | Founder of Sexy After Cancer
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6172601464891869697
Recorded: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3436957161869405441
- Sunday: Cancer Action; Coalition of Hispanic Women Against Breast Cancer
- Monday: Gilda’s Club; Breast Center at Heartland Health
- Tuesday: Healthy Living Kansas (KU Endowment)
- Wednesday: Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center; Social Welfare Board
- Thursday: Truman Medical Center
- Thursday: Dine Out for the Cure (P.F. Chang’s, Story, Trezo Mare)
Week 4: 10.12 to 10.18
Theme: Breast Cancer Survivorship
Webinar Wednesday: October 15 | 1130A – 1230P CT | Integrative Oncology Services: Introduction to Naturopathic Medicine
Presented by Michelle Smekens | Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/814944086018743553
Recorded: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/7732052001373828610
Use #mbcchat and follow us at @SusanGKomen (7P – 8P CT)
- Tuesday: Families & Co-Survivors
- Wednesday: Psychosocial Aspects of Breast Cancer
- Thursday: Intimacy Post-Diagnosis
- Thursday: Where your money goes?
- Friday: Pink Out KC for Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- Friday: National Mammogram Day
- Friday: Komen Kansas City Mammogram Parties (Citywide)
- Friday: What is your Priority?
- Saturday: Post-Diagnosis
Week 5: 10.19 to 10.25
Theme: Breast Cancer Research
Webinar Wednesday: October 22 | 1130A – 1230P CT | The Metastatic Cascade
Presented by Dr. Danny Welch | University of Kansas Cancer Center
Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/704141766
Recorded version: Click here to watch the Webinar w/Dr. Danny Welch
- Sunday: Komen’s Impact on Breast Cancer
- Monday: Progress Towards the Cures
- Tuesday: Clinical Trials
- Wednesday: Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Thursday: Young Researchers
- Friday: Research Advocacy
- Saturday: Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank
Week 6: 10.26 to 11.01
Theme: Community Collaboration
- Sunday: Susan G. Komen Helpline
- Monday: Global Collaboration
- Monday: Meet the Staff (Theresa Osenbaugh)
- Tuesday: Meet the Staff (Morgan Cimpl)
- Tuesday: Young Women
- Wednesday: Meet the Staff (Denise Wiese)
- Wednesday: Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance
- Thursday: National Treatment Assistance Fund
- Thursday: Meet the Staff (David Armstrong)
- Thursday: Breast Cancer Awareness in Africa w/NBC
- Friday: How and Why We are Where We are Today
- Friday: Meet the Staff (Tiffani Kintchen)
- Friday: Meet the Staff (Michael A. Levine)
- Saturday: Meet the Staff (Pam Saccone)
- Saturday: Meet the Staff (Carli Good)
Follow along all month-long as we celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month on the various digital platforms of Komen Kansas City and use the hashtag #bcjourney to join in the conversation.