Still Time to Support Breast Cancer Research in Farmington and Farmington Hills

As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, you can donate to the cause at these local businesses.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month ends Wednesday, along with several charity drives for breast cancer research at Farmington area businesses: Customers at the Farmington Hills Kroger stores located at 25780 Middlebelt Rd. and 37550 W. 12 Mile Rd. may purchase a pink ribbon for $1 or make a coin box donation to benefit breast cancer awareness and research. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.  The Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds breast cancer research, is working with major retailers this month to raise money for breast cancer research through the sale of special pink-skinned pumpkins. Participating retailers include Kroger and Home Depot, which …

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Oakland County Oncology Nurse Experiences the Other Side of Cancer

Cindy Menzies has been cancer-free for seven years and now uses her experiences to encourage her patients.

Cindy Menzies is a breast cancer survivor. She is also an oncology nurse who never expected to walk into her own office as a patient. But there is a silver lining to the two surgeries, seven weeks of radiation and five years of Tamoxifen that Menzies endured, and her father was the first to recognize it. "My dad is the ultimate optimist," said Menzies, who lives and works in Oakland County. "When I told him I had breast cancer, the first thing he said was, 'Wow, you're going to be such a better nurse from this.' "And you know what? It's so true." As an inpatient oncology nurse at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Menzies saw cancer and its effects daily. When she was having trouble swallowing, she went to her doctor; she remembers being "sure" she…

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Kristin Bull

9:03 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012

I love Cindy's description of her experience: "it zaps life into perspective." So simple - yet so real-to-life. Thanks for sharing your story.   more ›

Breast Cancer in Young Women: Statistics in Michigan

Breast cancer isn't age specific. Here's how to cope with treatments and augmentations if you are diagnosed earlier in life.

In Michigan, invasive breast cancer is diagnosed at a rate of about 120 cases per 100,000 women, according to this breast cancer statistics chart from komen.org. An American woman in her 30s has a one in 232 chance of getting the disease, and a woman 20 years her senior has a one in 42 probability, according to the website. “Although we aren’t certain, the cause of breast cancer in younger women is likely caused by a genetic predisposition,” says Ann H. Partridge, M.D., M.P.H., the medical oncologist director of the Adult Survivorship Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. While breast cancer treatment in young women is often effective, the chance of recovery tends to be worse in women under 40. Breast …

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Harrison High Raises $2,150 During First Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Pink donuts, ribbons, cookies, bandanas and more were sold at the Farmington Hills high school to support breast cancer research and raise awareness.

Harrison High School's first-ever Breast Cancer Awareness Week, Oct. 15-19, raised $2,150 in just five days to support breast cancer research. Activities involving the school's Think Pink Club, students, staff and parents included: -- submitted by Academic Dean of Students Angela Leach

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Ann Romney, Breast Cancer Survivor, Spreads Word on Awareness

The Bloomfield Hills native not only has rallied for her husband Mitt Romney's presidential bid, but Ann Romney also has thrown her support behind breast cancer awareness.

While Ann Romney has taken to the presidential campaign trail to support her husband Mitt Romney, she also has rallied her efforts for another cause: breast cancer awareness. Ann Romney, a native of Bloomfield Hills and a student at Cranbrook, is a breast cancer survivor. In 2008, Ann Romney had surgery to remove a precancerous lump from her breast, according to the Boston Globe. Mitt Romney told CNN that Barack Obama, at the time the president-elect, called to offer his prayers to the Romney family. So while Ann Romney has campaigned for her husband this month, including a stop in Bloomfield Township on Oct. 12, she also has focused her attention on breast cancer awareness. Both Ann Romney and Michelle Obama wore pink dresses at the …

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hartland eagle

5:02 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012

It's partially an entitlement. Not everyone pays into Medicare. Any citizen qualifies at age 65, even if they've never paid a dime in Medicare tax. You pay a premium if you've never worked. No one has paid into Medicare what their benefits actually cost. Medicare tax rates haven't kept pace with the increasing cost of health care, and there was zero increase when the massive new prescription drug…   more ›

Breast Cancer Support Available Locally, Online

Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills hosts American Cancer Society 'I Can Cope' classes.

One in 8 American women and 1 in 1,000 American men will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people are diagnosed with breast cancer and fight for their lives each year. Breast cancer is difficult to face alone—for both patients and their loved ones, and the American Cancer Society offers "I Can Cope" classes at Botsford Hospital to help provide support for all adult cancer patients and caregivers. Classes will be held Nov. 14, in the hospital's Zieger Administration and Education Building, from 9:45 a.m. until 11:45 a.m., and are open to the public. Their focus is giving adults more knowledge about cancer and treatments, which, in turn, will make them better equipped to handle each …

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Joni Hubred-Golden

11:06 am on Friday, October 19, 2012

Beth, thanks for clarifying! The article does say that the classes help provide support for all adult cancer patients and caregivers, but since the article is focused on breast cancer, readers may find that confusing.   more ›

Hundreds Make Strides Against Breast Cancer at Oakland University

The American Cancer Society invited the Oakland County community to help end breast cancer at annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at OU on Saturday morning.

Hundreds of Oakland County residents came out to Oakland University to raise money and awareness at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Rochester on Saturday morning. Were you there? Add your photos to our gallery here.

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Oakland County to Host Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk

Oakland County's going pink Oct. 13 for a walk to raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer.

Pink will be a hot color Saturday morning. More than a thousand people are expected to walk Saturday morning at Oakland University to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research and support. The American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk is a noncompetitive, inspirational event, taking place at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13, 2012. To participate, you can donate online and view a route map at www.cancer.org/stridesonline. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 226,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year, and nearly 40,000 will die from the disease. Funds raised through Making Strides enable the American Cancer Society to provide free resources and support to …

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Farmington Hills Retailers Sell Pink Pumpkins to Fund Breast Cancer Research

The Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation, a nonprofit that funds breast cancer research, is working with retailers such as Kroger and Home Depot this month to raise money for breast cancer research through the sale of pink-skinned pumpkins.

This October, pink is the new orange – at least in pumpkins. The Pink Pumpkin Patch Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds breast cancer research, is working with major retailers this month to raise money for breast cancer research through the sale of special pink-skinned pumpkins. Participating retailers include Kroger and Home Depot, which both have locations in Farmington Hills.  Grown from a specially cultivated seed, these pumpkins are actually pink in color, which lends them to be the center of the nonprofit's new national campaign, “Pink Pumpkins on Your Porch – Let’s Unite Against Breast Cancer." Through this campaign, customers across the country are encouraged to join the fight against breast cancer by adding pink …

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Farmington Woman Shares How She Copes with Breast Cancer's Psychological Toll

Susan Lichtenberg turns to gardening and support from her husband to keep up her spirits.