2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Fundraisers

2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Fundraisers

Here's just a few of the fun and unique fundraisers that are planned for this October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Looking for some great ideas for your own breast cancer fundraiser? How about a pink and and white cookie fundraiser?  The Rallye Motor Company Rallye...

How Do Breast Cancer Vaccines & Immunotherapy Treatments Work?

How Do Breast Cancer Vaccines & Immunotherapy Treatments Work?

At our hospital, we get a lot of questions about immunotherapy treatments for breast cancer. Immunotherapy is one of latest, most promising lines of research in breast cancer, part of a growing breed of biologic therapies. Immunotherapy is often mentioned in the same...

Intensive Training for Nurses Staffing the Newest Mobile Scan Van on Long Island

Intensive Training for Nurses Staffing the Newest Mobile Scan Van on Long Island

Breast cancer is the one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and the second leading cause of cancer death among women living in the United States. Mammograms can detect cancer at early stages, when it is often the most treatable. However, many women are unable to...

Cocktails For A Cause Oct. 23

Cocktails For A Cause Oct. 23

Join the Maurer Foundation Young Professionals Committee on Tuesday, October 23th for Cocktails for a Cause during breast cancer awareness month! This fun evening will be held 6–8pm at Havana Central Restaurant, located at 630 Old Country Road in Garden City at the...

Subpectoral vs. Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Subpectoral vs. Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Implant-based breast reconstruction remains the most common form of mastectomy reconstruction after breast cancer. Breast implant surgery represents approximately two-thirds of all breast reconstructions. The remaining reconstructions are autologous or "flap"...

Does Breastfeeding Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer?

Does Breastfeeding Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer?

Research indicates that moms who breastfeed their babies for at least one year lower their risk of developing breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.   Nursing moms do not necessarily need to nurse a child for 12 consecutive months to benefit; a...

A Successful 15th Anniversary for LI2Day!

A Successful 15th Anniversary for LI2Day!

The Maurer Foundation proudly put one foot in front of the other joining LI2Day to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer on June 9, 2018. Celebrating the 15th year of the movement, LI2Day’s mission of raising money that stays on Long...

The Sugar and Breast Cancer Link: Does Sugar Really Feed Cancer?

The Sugar and Breast Cancer Link: Does Sugar Really Feed Cancer?

The intersection shared by obesity, cardiovascular disease, and breast cancer is fascinating and noteworthy. Are these potentially pieces of the same puzzle? Where we were previously inclined to view cardiovascular disease and cancer as separate entities, current...

Vegan Black Bean Soup

Vegan Black Bean Soup

What would you say if we told you there was a plant-based whole food that was delicious, satisfying, filled with fiber and protein, low in fat, and cheap to boot? You'd probably say there was no such thing. May we present the humble bean. Beans (also called legumes if...