Monday night, Front Magazine celebrated the opening party of their Art Of FRONT exhibition, and now the arts are up for grabs.

What you see here are four FRONT cover models -  Arabella, Sabine, Mellisa Clarke and Kitty Lea – that have had their bodies cast and decorated by four different kick-ass artists – Hattie Stewart, Pete Fowler, Antony Flemming and Jack Teagle – in support of women with Breast Cancer alongside the Keep A Breast Foundation.

The Art Of FRONT continues till 25 February at The Black Heart in Camden.

Click HERE to make a bid to own your very own FRONT girl cast !!

We’re back! Only this time we are headed straight from our Western Oregon University campus to New Orleans to meet up with Keep A Breast at the Conference For Young Women “C4YW” Conference.  We are so lucky to have been given the opportunity to take a little break from classes to help represent Keep A Breast with Miss Nixon and Luis Mendoza! Six months is way too long to be away from KAB! We can’t wait to educate about all of KAB’s amazing programs like Treasured Chest Program and Imagine If… Campaign, which will be at our booth and everyone will be able to participate at! We are extremely excited to be back and can’t wait to touch down in NOLA!

Did we mention we made a special design for the official C4YW shirt because we just LOVE C4YW so much? Come by to the booth to pick one up!

XOXO,

Aubree and Britta

Did you know that Keep A Breast Europe and Billabong have teamed up to develop a pro model jacket for Keep A Breast snowboarder ambassador, Anne Flore Marxer?

With every purchase of Anne Flore’s jacket, Billabong will donate $3 from the sale to Keep A Breast Europe to Benefit KAB’s educational outreach efforts!

To celebrate we have decided to partnered up with Billabong to give a few lucky winners the chance to win the Anne Flore pro model jacket, an I Love Boobies! t-shirt and bracelets by answering the following question :

Which year did Anne Flore Marxer become a Keep A Breast ambassador ?

Simply email Billabong the answer at marketing@billabong.tm.fr and you might win one of those cool products. Winners will be drawn at random. Contest ends on February 20th, 2012.

Read the legal notice in English or French here.

Phot Credit: Francine Gonzalez

Someone asked me the other day how long I had been a “survivor” and I proudly said, “6 years” but then I got to thinking…when did I become a survivor? The day I was diagnosed? The day I had a mastectomy? The day I finished chemotherapy? A survivor in my mind just meant that I was alive.

After doing my research I realized that not everyone agrees on when someone becomes a survivor. Crazy huh? You would think the definition would be clear. For example, at Memorial Sloan Kettering once you are done with “active treatment” your doctor is the one who decides when you are a survivor but the American Cancer Society & the National Cancer Institute (NCI) believe that an “individual has the right to define his or her own experience with cancer and considers a cancer survivor to be anyone who defines himself or herself this way, from the time of diagnosis throughout the balance of his or her life” but the NCI goes on to include family members, friends, and caregivers too. So basically, everyone has their own definition of what makes a survivor and when you can call yourself one- rightfully so. There was a time when people diagnosed with cancer were called victims so I feel we have come a long way. If you have been diagnosed with cancer, I encourage you to celebrate each milestone. Celebrate the anniversary day you were diagnosed and the day you ended treatment. I mean really, the more parties, celebrations, canceraversaries, the better! Even though not everyone agrees on the definition, everyone agrees on the importance of living life. Get out there and live it up!

6- year Survivor Since Diagnosis,

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This Valentine’s Day Keep A Breast and LoserKids want to remind you to Love Your Boobies! By wearing an “I Love Boobies!” bracelet or “Love Your Boobies!” shirt you are proclaiming, “I love my boobies, and I choose to take care of them!” It is a message about how important it is to appreciate, respect and love your breasts, each other and yourself. More info about our I Love Boobies! campaign here.

Download our FREE official Keep A Breast app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to learn how to Check Your Self! and set-up an automatic monthly reminder.

You can also enter to win 1 of 5 Love Your Boobies! prize packs that include a t-shirt and a RED and WHITE I Love Boobies bracelet pack!

Prevention is the CURE!

Lou Cotton of We Came As Romans thinks should pick-up a Check Your Self! card.

Men seem to get away with a lot of things. Facial hair, passing gas, acing math & science exams and countless other things. Surprisingly sometimes though, they face hurdles similar to girls. Although rare (about .6% of all breast cancer cases) males can and do get breast cancer. The American Cancer Society estimated 2,140 fellas in 2011 will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 450 will die. When I attended the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, I was glad to see several studies focused on dude breast cancer. A population based study of therapies for males out of Vancouver, BC, Canada showed side effects, drug adherence, and patient outcomes appear to be similar to women with the same diagnosis. So maybe men and women aren’t so different after-all. Another Canadian study found that BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations in male breast cancer would be expected to be less than 10% similar to female breast cancer rates.

Males and female alike need to check themselves or each other! Common signs of guy breast cancer might be a lump, mass, or thickening of the breast, skin dimpling, nipple discharge or inverting. Any thing that is not “normal for you” should be checked by a health care professional as soon as possible. Download the KAB Check Your Self! card here to print out and hang at home. You can also download our official app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch for FREE. It teaches you to check yourself and even sets up automatic reminders.

Another super interesting study being done with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center looked at the physical and psychological needs of men with breast cancer. Are guys receiving enough information? Are the fellas being supported? What about fertility and genetic concerns? If you want to learn more about male breast cancer check out: www.malebreastcancer.org &  www.outoftheshadowofpink.com.

XOXO

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There’s a LOT of love being spread this weekend and for Keep A Breast it comes in the form of Community Outreach for Awareness events. Read more below on what local community members are doing to spread education and prevention methods by hosting their own benefit for Keep A Breast Foundation within their communities!

On Saturday February 11^th and Sunday February 12^th Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA will host Mission ImPROMible, a designer prom dress sale to benefit the Keep A Breast Foundation. ImPROMible was created by Communication Club students Lauren Sciacca and Kelli Alfieri in an effort to offer prom dresses at a 75% discount to girls who may not be able to afford overpriced gowns at area stores. All of the dresses are new, unworn, range in size from 0-28, and under $100! 100% of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Keep A Breast Foundation.

“The Keep A Breast mission of prevention and education really resonates with us and we think that it is so important to pass on this message to young women everywhere” says Event Coordinator Lauren Sciacca.  “I think that Mission ImPROMible’s audience of high school aged girls would really respond and benefit from the information that Keep-A-Breast provides”.

For more information on Mission ImPROMible please check out the below detail and links:

Mission ImPROMible

Seton Hill University

Event located at: Cecilian Hall

1 Seton Hill Drive

Greensburg, PA 15601

Saturday February 11, 2012: 10AM – 5PM

Sunday February 12, 2012: 12PM – 5PM

mission.impromible@gmail.com.

Mission ImPROMible Facebook Page

San Diego lifestyle guide DiscoverSD announces Forever In Lust, an industry bachelor and bachelorette auction on Sunday February 12^th from 8PM – 11PM. The event will take place at Café Sevilla located in the gaslamp quarter of San Diego. Event attendees will have the opportunity to pick up some breast cancer educational materials courtesy of our traveling education booth, and enjoy some  free appetizers, and specialty cocktails throughout the night.

Forever In Lust

Café Sevilla

353 Fifth Ave.

San Diego, CA

Sunday February 12, 2012: 8PM-11PM

The event is RSVP only so be sure to head over to the DiscoverSD website to get your name on the guest list!

Cafe Sevilla Website

If you are interested in hosting your own Keep A Breast Music for Awareness or Community Outreach for Awareness event in your community please visit our MFA page and email andria@keep-a-breast.org for more information.

New Years Breastolutions!

Happy New Year to my Keep a Breast friends, I hope everyone is having a great new year. It’s time for another segment of “Ask Dr Mandy”. For those who are just visiting the site I am a naturopathic doctor in San Diego, California with a serious passion for natural preventive medicine. I have been working with Keep A Breast (KAB) for about 3 years now. Click here to see my previous posts. It has been fantastic here in Southern California and there’s been no shortage of sun here in Encinitas. It’s a great time of year because everyone is not only active, but actively working on staying healthy and creating healthy habits.

New Years time is always a very inspiring time for myself and the patients I treat.  The feeling of a brand new year gives us the feeling of a fresh start and the motivation to bring in new changes to our life.  Developing habits for healthy breasts is always something I try to motivate my patients to bring in to their lives.

With this New Years energy all around us, I think we should take some of it and use it to instill some simple habits and  that can have a big pay off – the maintenance of healthy breasts.

I want these changes and habits to be very easy but helpful.  So here’s my breastolutions that I wish for all my own patients and for each of you in our KAB community.

1. Drink a little veggie juice every day:  Try picking up some fresh juice and have some every day.  You can either buy some great juices or you can even get your own juicer and play with different combinations.  You can add in a little bit of apple juice to give it a better taste.  Not only is vegetable juice teaming with cancer preventing antioxidants, but we also know that vegetable juice alkalinizes our body – which is also believed to help us prevent cancer and other diseases.
2. Get a better bra:  The right bra can make a big difference for our breast health.  Think about how much of your life is spent wearing a bra.  Especially if a bra is too tight it can block of the very important lymphatic flow that exist underneath where our bras lie on our body.  I strongly encourage my patients to consider trying on wireless bra’s.  These are made of more flexible materials and they are lessing constricting to these lymphatic areas.  They can still provide great support also.
3. Increase your vitamin D:  This nutrient is the most talked about with breast cancer because there is a staggering amount of research showing it is protective against cancer and other chronic diseases.  Try eating salmon regularly, and healthy organic eggs.  It’s also important to get about 20 minutes of sunshine daily to help your body utilize this powerful nutrient.
4. Change your deodorant:  Do a little check in on your deodorant to make sure it passes the test.  I always have my patients check their deodorant for 2 main ingredients – Aluminum and Parabens.  If you see either of those – get rid of your deodorant and find one that doesn’t have these ingredients which are believed to be toxic to breast tissue.

I think  these 4 simple breastolutions are realistic yet powerful.  I encourage you all to sit down with a pen and paper and think about any other powerful healthy changes you would like to bring into your life.  This is the time to set the intention for a healthier version of you this year.

Love and Health to you all in the new year

Xo

Dr. Mandy

I’m super excited to announce that Keep A Breast and SiSpa have come together to hostess a complimentary survivor spa day on February 29th from 1pm to 6pm. This Treasured Chest Event includes spa services, breast castings, sweet treats, and companionship in a healing and nurturing environment exclusively for women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I appreciate you sharing this rejuvenating opportunity with your Florida survivor friends. Primping & pampering will take place at SiSpa located inside Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort and Spa, 3800 North Ocean Drive · Singer Island Riviera Beach, Florida 33404. RSVP to missnixon@keep-a-breast.org  is required for this event.

Don’t forget to LIKE the Treasured Chest Program on Facebook!

Warm and sunny regards!

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Here at Keep A Breast Canada we are getting our Travelling Education Booth ready for our first winter event of 2012!  We are stoked to be at City and Slope in Vancouver, British Columbia this weekend! City and Slope is Vancouver’s newest festival that focuses on two things we love… mountains and music! Here in Vancouver, we are very lucky to have three world class ski resorts right behind our vibrant downtown core: Cypress, Seymour, and Grouse Mountain’s all feature world class skiing & boarding. During the City & Slope Festival, our Travelling Education Booth will be in the heart of Illuminate Yaletown.

Illuminate Yaletown is a FREE event that starts at dusk, and runs late into the evening February 10-11th.  Illuminate Yaletown is an entertaining street party with remarkable light installations from our local Vancouver artists. This is a visual spectacle that brings thousands of residents and visitors to the neighborhood. We cant wait to see who comes by to experience this magical lighted play land!

Keep A Breast Canada likes to keep the environment in mind with everything we do, we were very excited to find out Illuminate Yaletown is doing the same. They use renewable power sources, cleaner generation technologies, as well as more efficient light technologies! If you want to know more about our environmental initiatives, check out The Keep A Breast Non-Toxic Revolution website – filled with information on way of reducing your risks of breast cancer, and protecting the planet we call home.

Keep A Breast Canada was invited to City and Slope to educate young people about methods of breast cancer prevention. We will be showing participants to check themselves each month with out FREE Check Your Self cards to take home! We will also have our Imagine If… campaign for participants to share their feelings on what it would mean to them if there was no cancer in the world. Have you participated in Imagine If yet? We will educate into late hours of the evening, and will have our cause merchandise with us! We have gathered a couple amazing volunteers for the evening and cannot wait to see everyone there!  Has anyone been to City and Slope before?

See you next weekend!

xo Jenna

KABC Intern