After my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, we learned for the first time that a BRCA gene mutation runs in our family tree. At the time, I did not know what…
Assess Your Risk, Community, Early Detection, Personal Stories
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Assess Your RiskBright Pink WON the Blue Cross Blue Shield X MATTER Health Equity Innovation Challenge!
Bright Pink is thrilled to announce that we have been selected as the winner (out of 70 applicants!) of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) and MATTER Health Equity Innovation…
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Assess Your Risk, Community, Early Detection, Personal StoriesBrown Girl and BRCA Plus: Kellie’s Story
I stood alone. Bruised and flat-chested. Praying to have made the right decision. A casual office visit. A simple genetic test. A percentage of numbers had jump-started an amazingly wonderful, scary rollercoaster…
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Bright Pink is a nonprofit like no other: We want to advance the conversation around breast and ovarian cancer beyond awareness to action. Our organization is built on a foundation of focusing…
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Assess Your Risk, Community, Early Detection, Personal Stories“At 34, I was the epitome of a healthy young woman.”
Did you know? About 21,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, and of those, 14,000 die from it. That’s essentially ⅔ ratio. This year, I became one…
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Assess Your Risk, Community, Early Detection, Personal Stories“I took time to #ListenUp to my health. It made a huge difference.”
When I got a phone call from my Uncle Joe, a surgical breast oncologist, several years ago I had no idea that it would save my life. He called because he knew…
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Assess Your Risk, Community, Early Detection, Fueling our Mission, Personal Stories“Mom, I #ListenUp Every Day to Honor You.”
Ovarian Cancer Awareness month is important to me because it provides me so many opportunities to honor my mother and raise awareness about a critical women’s health issue. Ovarian cancer is the…
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Assess Your Risk, Early Detection, Risk-Reduction LifestyleThis September, We Want You to #ListenUp to Your Ovaries
Whether we recognize it or not, we are in constant conversation with our bodies. Dehydrated? Betcha have parched lips! Conquer an insanely hard workout last night? Those sore muscles sum it up…
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Start a conversation with Bright Pink about your annual well-woman exam by visiting BrightPink.org/Annual Here’s a data point that’s staggering, but true: 9 out of 10 millennials self-report that they do not…
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Since the early 1900’s, women across the globe have come together on one day a year to celebrate sisterhood and rally behind driving progress for women’s rights and wellbeing. This day, globally…
