Author: Teresa Tawsky

The Laurus Project® is proud to announce a donation to Create Cures Foundation towards its premier specialty clinic in Santa Monica, California. The funding will be used to promote health span and a long and healthy life, assist patients with serious illness and investigate new alternatives to address diseases with limited treatment options and to […]

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk By Alicka C. Pistek A recent comprehensive research study of women undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to reduce menopause symptoms showed that HRT is tied to an increased risk of developing breast cancer and that the risk can persist for more than a decade after the course of […]

The Laurus Project® announces support of breast cancer survivors through The Hoag Hospital Survivorship Program in Southern California. The Laurus Project® announced a grant to the Hoag Hospital Survivorship Program in support of women in recovery from breast cancer. The program is part of the Hoag Women’s Institute led by Dr. Allison Brooks and under […]

The Laurus Project Launches New Outreach Program Orange is the New Pink® Thrive Tribe, part of The Laurus Project Outreach Initiative, is helping women affected by breast cancer get empowered in a supportive and inspiring environment to take control of their health and live their best lives. Thrive Tribes are designed to bring together health […]

Researchers estimate that up to a third of breast cancer patients have insomnia or some other form of sleep disturbance during the course of the disease. A diagnosis can cause anxiety, stress and depression, interrupting sleep patterns. In addition, certain pain medications, hormonal therapies, or chemotherapy medicines can also lead to sleep deprivation. While complaints […]

Suffering in Silence By Alicka C. Pistek “I was a victim.” Tracy a 41-year old, 5-year survivor of early stage breast cancer on her experience taking tamoxifen. Tamoxifen, the most widely used adjuvant endocrine therapy, is a selective estrogen-receptor modulator (SERM). It works by decreasing the growth of breast cancer cells. Tamoxifen has been used […]

Breast Cancer Non-Profit Supports Promising Research for the Prevention of Breast Cancer The Laurus Project®, a breast cancer non-profit announced a new research grant to study breast cancer prevention through the use of cycles of a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) among women considered high-risk for the disease. The principal investigators are Dr. Valter Longo, Director […]

We’re not afraid to say, “We want to cure people.” –Dr. Linda Vahdat By A. Clara Pistek Dr. Linda Vahdat is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. In 2014, she founded the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Clinic, one of only two […]