Posts Tagged ‘breast cancer’
Life After Breast Cancer: Restore your physical and emotional well-being
(October 3, 2013) Beating breast cancer can feel like an all-consuming effort. After triumphing, it’s time for patients to reclaim their quality of life. While post-recovery is an exciting time to restore balance and to focus on feeling good again, it’s also a time when patients may feel overwhelmed by the physical and emotional challenges…
Read More“Film highlights breast cancer researcher, impact on families,” WUSA 9, August 26, 2013, Genetic Counseling Program at Inova Breast Care Institute Featured
The genetic counseling program at Inova Breast Care Institute provided answers to women in one Northern Virginia family, watch “Film highlights breast cancer researcher, impact on families,” WUSA9, August 26, 2013.
Read MoreSurvivors Offering Support
Inova offers free support for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients Falls Church VA – (May 30, 2013) – Inova is proud to offer a new support program for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Survivors offering Support (SOS) brings together those newly diagnosed with trained volunteer mentors. These mentors, all breast cancer survivors themselves, provide knowledge,…
Read MoreWant to know how you can help in the breast cancer fight?
Become a Mentor with the Survivors Offering Support (SOS) team at Inova FALLS CHURCH, VA – (December 10, 2012) – Survivors Offering Support (SOS), an all-volunteer network of women who have battled breast cancer, is looking for mentors for the new Inova that matches newly diagnosed women with trained mentors who are breast cancer survivors.…
Read MoreResearch Finds New Options For Women with Stage IV Breast Cancer
Breakthrough Brings Physicians Closer to Developing Customized Cancer Treatments Falls Church, VA – (May 29, 2009) — Researchers at Inova Fairfax Hospital led a study that gives Stage IV breast cancer patients new treatment options. This breakthrough brings physicians one step closer to developing customized and targeted cancer treatments for their patients. The results of the…
Read MoreInova’s Life With Cancer Program Partners With Panera Bread For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
FALLS CHURCH, VA – (October 15, 2008) – Inova Health System’s Life with Cancer® program has partnered with Panera Bread for the month of October in the fight against breast cancer. All Panera Bread locations in Northern Virginia will donate a portion of their Pink Ribbon Bagel® sales to the program. “The financial support of Panera’s…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Holds 7th Annual Breast Health Education Day
Medical Experts and Breast Cancer Survivors Share Knowledge and Stories Falls Church, VA – (September 28, 2007) — Join the fight against breast cancer and learn how to save a life at Inova Fairfax Hospital’s seventh annual Breast Health Education Day on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The public is invited to meet and speak with doctors,…
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