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The simple truth is that many of the humanity’s biggest killers, like heart disease and cancer, share the same risk factors.

Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical environments that support healthy behaviors.

Many thanks to J. Kings Food Service Professionals, Inc. for becoming a Spare Pin sponsor for our upcoming Flamingo Bowl!

Here’s some of the great breast health programs we are presenting this week.

Maurer Foundation fundraising events are a great way to give back to the community, make your event unique, and in the case of organizations, create positive PR.

Between 2004 and 2008, overall cancer incidence rates declined by 0.6% per year in men and were stable in women, while cancer death rates decreased by 1.8% per year in men and by 1.6% per year in women.

With your amazing support we met and beat our $10,000 annual fundraising goal, raising a total of $16,700.50!

The simple fact of the matter is this: there is absolutely no proven link between wearing a bra and breast cancer.

Here’s some of the great breast health programs we are presenting this week.

The Maurer Foundation Flamingo Bowl is approaching fast! Form a team of coworkers or friends, raise donations, become a sponsor, or even challenge a group of colleagues or a competitor company.

For the ninth year in a row, wine company Fat Bastard donated a portion of their September and October sales to the Maurer Foundation as well as several other breast cancer charities.

Here’s some of the great breast health programs we are presenting this week.

Many thanks to two of our most recent fundraisers, Brasserie 214 and Bill Schlatter and his company Black Rock, who helped raise over $2000 for breast health education.

The top 10 posts in 2011 from the Maurer Foundation blog.

Description of mammogram, sample mammography x-rays, when to get a mammogram, screening vs. diagnostic mammograms, other types of breast imaging, and what to do before your first mammogram.

A house in Garden City, accepting donations to the Maurer foundation, is lit up with more than 20,000 lights, meticulously synchronized to holiday music.

Excessive weight and obesity in particular is one of the several major risk factors for breast cancer. Learn what obesity and BMI is, who is at risk for it, how obesity increases breast cancer risk, and how to reduce your risk of obesity.

A study finds nonsmokers who followed recommendations for cancer prevention had a lower risk of death from cancer, as well as cardiovascular disease, and all-causes.

Learn how apples fight cancer, great cancer-fighting recipes and how (and why) to eat the peels and why to avoid the juice.

Strong scientific evidence and public demand exists for screening Canadian women aged 40-49 for breast cancer, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) said today in response to new screening guidelines released by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.