Archive for Breast Cancer Awareness

United Breast Cancer Foundation and Brookfield Properties collaborate on Pink Bag Events® for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

UBCF joins forces with Brookfield Properties to donate “Pink Bags” loaded with gifts to Breast Cancer patients and survivors. HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) OCTOBER 13, 2022 UBCF and Brookfield Properties are pleased to announce a collaboration in which breast cancer patients and survivors will receive Pink Bags filled with gifts…

United Breast Cancer Foundation collaborates with Nine Line Apparel for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Nine Line Apparel offers limited edition Breast Cancer themed apparel benefiting patients and survivors. HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) OCTOBER 7, 2022 United Breast Cancer Foundation is proud to announce our collaboration with Nine Line Apparel to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Together, UBCF and Nine Line Apparel have created a…

Crystal’s Journey

In May of 2019, at only 38 years old, Crystal was diagnosed with stage 2 ER PR positive breast cancer. She had just begun the process for international adoption when she found out the news. Despite breast cancer running in her family, she was surprised at her diagnosis,…

United Breast Cancer Foundation Announces New Peer to Peer Fundraising Opportunities

A “peer to peer campaign” is an individual fundraising campaign in which friends and family can raise funds for breast cancer patients & survivors. HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 United Breast Cancer Foundation is happy to share their Peer to Peer (P2P) fundraising campaigns with the community. The goal of P2P…

UBCF loves you, Olivia Newton-John

Beloved Australian actress and singer passed away peacefully on August 8th, 2022 after battling breast cancer for 30 years. You may know her from her blockbuster movie, Grease, or her pop music hits of the 70s and 80s. Olivia Newton-John was a kind, beautiful woman of many talents….

UBCF Sponsors Twisted Pink’s “An Evening Inspired” Gala at Churchill Downs

United Breast Cancer Foundation is the Title Patient Sponsor for Twisted Pink 2022 events, raising funds and awareness in support of metastatic breast cancer research. HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) JULY 12, 2022 United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF) is honored to announce it is the official Title Patient Sponsor of Twisted Pink’s 8th…

Male Breast Cancer: The Stigma

Today we must emphasize health promotion and primary prevention. This is Men’s Health Week, and we are bringing attention to the stigma surrounding male breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer in men is rare — less than 1 percent of all breast cancer occurs…

Happy Father’s Day from UBCF!

Celebrating fathers in every form UBCF would like to honor all fathers for their love, commitment, and dedication to their children and families. When one thinks of fatherhood, a familiar image may come to mind: perhaps a father and son having a catch in the backyard, or a…

Happy Mental Health Month from UBCF

As May comes to a close, so does mental health month. However, this does not mean the conversation about mental health should come to a close. Battling breast cancer takes a toll not only on one’s physical health, but also one’s mental health. It can be draining spending…

Reflecting on My Time as an Intern at UBCF

I’m Sara Frawley, the Communications Intern for United Breast Cancer Foundation. I joined UBCF in June 2020, as a sophomore in college with little experience in the real world. The pandemic had just begun and I was looking for a way to have a positive impact in such…