Monthly Archives: December 2012

YSC Rocked 2012!

Dec 27 avatar by Jennifer Merschdorf, YSC CEO

  Wow! What a year! So much happened, yet I feel like the year went by in a flash. There are exciting things coming to YSC in 2013. Before we dive into where we are going, we should celebrate where … Continue reading →

Categories: The Business of Breast Cancer

Full of Cheer

Dec 20 avatar by Jennifer Merschdorf, YSC CEO

Isn’t this supposed to be the time of year that’s “full of cheer”? I don’t know about you, but these days I feel like night time comes right after lunch … and then there’s all the Christmas stuff. It’s sort … Continue reading →

Categories: Survivor SYNC

Treatment’s Over: What’s Next?

Dec 13 avatar by Megan McCann, YSC National Program Manager

Breast cancer presents a deep disruption to the normal life course of young women because, even once treatment is over, they now face many new issues.  They are at the threshold of establishing their careers.  They may naturally be considering … Continue reading →

Categories: Guest Bloggers

YSC Attends BCY1 Breast Cancer in Young Women Conference

Dec 11 avatar by Michelle Esser, Program Manager, Advocacy and Research

Along with Chief Program Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Stacy Lewis, Ex Officio Board President Anna Cluxton, Medical Advisory Board members Dr. Ann Partridge and Dr. Judy Garber, I attended the BCY1 Breast Cancer in Young Women Conference November 8-10, … Continue reading →

Categories: Guest Bloggers

Screening Mammography in the News Again – Understanding the Research

Dec 07 avatar by Joy Simha, YSC Co-Founder

Screening Mammography is in the News Again!  Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, “Effect of Three Decades of Screening Mammography on Breast Cancer Incidence,” by H. Gilbert Welch, Ph.D, and Archie Bleyer, Ph.D, this new research review shows … Continue reading →

Categories: Guest Bloggers