Real Men (Apparently Can’t) Wear Pink
Recently, a Springfield Massachusetts man was penalized for wearing a pink tie to work to show support for breast cancer awareness. William Jones, 46, faced a one-day suspension for breaking the Springfield MA Transit District's dress code. St. John’s Hospital and the...
NYC Social Kick Off!
The Maurer Foundation has started to develop an NYC social committee in efforts to get young professionals involved in breast health education in fun engaging ways. Our social kick off was huge SUCCESS last night at Brother Jimmy’s. Over 75 people came out to support...
Wellness Before or After Cancer is Essential
October has been a whirlwind! Everything is pink and our educators have been out every single day spreading the word about early detection and the risk factorsAnything that increases or decreases a person’s chance of developing a disease. for breast cancer. One of the risk factors being lack of exercise. It's essential to get about 5 hours of...
Shop Pink! Shop For a Cause!
Hey there fashionistas! As you may already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and there are lots of great shops donating to the cause—that’s right, you can look fabulous AND contribute to a very worthy cause. Stores like shopbop.com and Bloomingdale's have...
“A Crucial Catch” – The NFL Joins The Cause
""A Crucial Catch" is The National Football League's new campaign to raise breast cancer awareness during the month of October. A game-time public service announcement by Fergie, lead singer of the Black Eyed Peas, will remind fans of the importance of regular breast...
The Health Secret of the Centenarians
The secrets to the long life of centenarians is universally diet and exercise.
The Maurer Foundation Announces Their New Board Officers
The Maurer Foundation for Breast Health Education announces the election of Andrew Corrado, John Treiber and Alice Kim, MD to its Board.
The Maurer Foundation And J. Kings Promote Breast Cancer Awareness With Pink And White Cookies
Great Meals Great Cause Great Neighbors Campaign promotes The Maurer Foundation breast health education programs with sale of $2 cookies.
Go Local, Go Pink!
J. Kings is a Long Island company supporting their community by servicing local chefs, cooks and caterers and doing over $41,000,000 in annual sales with local farms, bakers, meat companies and other vendors. For the entire month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness...
Breast Cancer Treatment Without Surgery
Recently I heard about a new phase ll clinical trialHuman studies that are used to test new drugs or treatment and compare them to current standard treatments. on a new breast cancer treatment. It’s called cryoablation, a process where the tumorA mass of cells that can be benign or malignant. is frozen to kill the abnormal cells. This may be an effective treatment for patients with invasive ductal breast cancer. Here at...
Education Saves Lives!
As I mentioned earlier, The Maurer Foundation is unique in where we are solely dedicated to educating people of all ages about breast health. I've had the amazing opportunity to train a new set of Peer Educators this week at Syosset High School through Maurer's BBS...
Nutrition Reduces Your Risk Of Breast Cancer?
I had the opportunity to represent the Maurer Foundation at the United Way CFC Agency Fair and I found that most of the women who attended were shocked to learn that good nutrition can lower your risk of breast cancer.