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Holding Space for a Partner’s Needs When a Couple Confronts Breast Cancer

By: Mollie Sugarman
March 29, 2024

Breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment impact both patients and their partners. Unfortunately, the latter are often overlooked in this process, despite the fact that tending to their needs benefits both the individual and the couple. Even the most communicative pairs often feel uncomfortable or uncertain when it comes to openly sharing their feelings about […]

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Lecture: Understanding Nutrition Basics and the Surprising Ways It Will Help You Improve Your Health

By: The NYBRA Team
March 13, 2024

Join us on for our next lecture as part of our Be Informed Lecture Series. Our guest speaker: MaryAnn Jones, NBC-HWC The Habit Change Health Coach Monday, March 25, 2024 9:30 am Zoom Registration is required. Discover how to create and order delicious meals that satiate and nourish while reducing inflammation and insulin resistance.   […]

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Our Patient, Ginny, Looks Forward to a Long and Lucky Life

By: The NYBRA Team
March 6, 2024

When Ginny was called back for a needle biopsy after her routine breast cancer screening in August, 2021, she said she really didn’t think anything of it. She had had needle biopsies before. The results had always been normal. The only difference this time was that it had been longer-than-usual since her last mammogram. “I […]

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Post Traumatic Growth: Inspiring Stories of Three Thrivers

By: The NYBRA Team
February 20, 2024

Join us on for our next lecture as part of our Be Informed Lecture Series. Post Traumatic Growth: Inspiring Stories of Three Thrivers Dr. Donna Bacon, Dana Donofree and Abby Match A conversation with Dr. Ron Israeli and Mollie Sugarman Monday, March 4, 2024 4:00 pm Zoom Registration is required. Please join us for this […]

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NEXT LECTURE: Latest Update on Hereditary Connection to Breast and Ovarian Cancer

By: The NYBRA Team
January 18, 2024

Join us on for our next lecture as part of our Be Informed Lecture Series. Our guest speaker: Jonathan Herman, MD Monday, February 19, 2024 9:30 am Zoom Registration is required. Please join us for this virtual session. Together we will: Learn the most recent updates on hereditary connections to cancer How knowing your family […]

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Join us for Wellness Metaphors: Writing to Boost Resilience and Lower Stress

By: The NYBRA Team
December 28, 2023

Join us on for our next lecture as part of our Be Informed Lecture Series. Our guest speaker: Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, PTR, CJT, M/S Monday, January 8, 2024 9:30 am Zoom Registration is required. Please join us for this virtual session. Together we will: Learn about the power of metaphors and how they impact mindset Witness […]

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Giving Tuesday 2023 is November 28!

By: The NYBRA Team
November 27, 2023

#GivingTuesday2023 is on November 28! We are so excited for the upcoming holiday season, and even more excited to kick it off in the spirit of giving with Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global fundraising movement that harnesses the holiday season’s spirit of giving to unleash a tide of goodwill that shapes our communities […]

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NEXT LECTURE! Getting Through the Holidays: Stress Management Tools

By: The NYBRA Team
November 17, 2023

Join us on for our next lecture as part of our Be Informed Lecture Series. Our guest speaker: Randy Hight, LCSW Director of the Nancy Marx Cancer Wellness Center Monday, December 4, 2023 9:30 am Zoom Registration is required. Please join us for this virtual session where we will be discussing the following topics: Managing […]

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Releasing the Past, Embracing the Future

By: Mollie Sugarman
November 7, 2023

The Sisterhood of Support recently reunited for their first in-person meeting in over three and a half years. This special event not only marked a joyous reunion but also heralded the inaugural release ceremony for the Patient Empowerment Program. It was made possible thanks to the support from NYBRA’s physicians as well as Christine Rockicioli. […]

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2023 ASPS Patient of Courage Award Recipient

By: The NYBRA Team
October 28, 2023

Meet Dana Donofree, 2023 American Society of Plastic Surgeons Patient of Courage. On October 27th, Dana was joined on stage by her nominating surgeons Dr. Ron Israeli and Dr. Jonathan Bank, to receive her award at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons annual meeting in Austin, Texas. Dana Donofree was diagnosed with breast cancer in […]

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