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In this Issue:
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Dr. Rita Mukhtar Shares Results from Skin-Sparing Mastectomy for ILC Study
A recent study on the safety of nipple sparing mastectomy in invasive lobular breast cancer (ILC) was published last week in the online version of the Annals of Surgical Oncology. The study's lead author is LBCA Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. Rita Mukhtar.
Read more about the study, including Dr. Mukhtar's research summary, on our website.
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Our MBC LIfe Podcast Features LBCA ED
and Scientific Advisors
A new podcast from Our MBC Life discusses how LBCA came to be and where it is headed, why ILC is hard to research, and what looks promising for the future. The show features LBCA Executive Director Laurie Hutcheson, and ILC researchers: Scientific Advisory Board Chair Dr. Steffi Oesterreich and Dr. Adrian V. Lee with whom Dr. Oesterreich runs the Lee/Oessterreich Lab.
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My ILC Story - Meet Evelyn
Many women diagnosed with ILC have found their way to the LBCA and want to help build a community among peers. They want to share the most current information about ILC detection, treatment, and clinical trials with others, and to raise awareness about this common yet understudied breast cancer type that desperately needs more research.
One of those women is Eveyln, a 34-year old from California. Learn why she reached out to the LBCA and how she's helping others with lobular breast cancer.
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The LBCA is excited to welcome two new additions to our staff. COO and Volunteer Coordinator Mason Mitchell-Daniels and Communications Director Colleen Fitzwater joined our team during the summer months. Learn more about them.
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It's Time to Register
for the
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium®
The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is going virtual! Taking place December 8-12, the five day program brings researchers, clinicians, and advocates together to provide state-of-the-art information on breast cancer research. Registration is free for patient advocates. Learn more about the symposium and register at 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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Patient advocates may also register for the Alamo Advocate Program, which runs in tandem with SABCS and includes virtual education programs, advocate chats, and a live hot topic mentor session. Registration is also free for this event for patient advocates.
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We Need Your Help!
October - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - is a powerful reminder of how little the general public knows about ILC. When I received my ILC diagnosis two years ago, I was frantic.
Like so many others, I had no idea that ILC was a different breast cancer type and was distraught to quickly learn how little is known about it.
Then I found LBCA, the only organization in the country dedicated to ILC information and promoting ILC research. Without LBCA I would never have been able to gain the knowledge and feel the sense of comfort and community I feel today.
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We need to keep the LBCA going and there still needs to be more ILC research!
LBCA is determined to make that happen. In the next year we hope to raise enough to expand our advocacy efforts and begin funding much needed ILC research. But we need your help!
Your generous donation today will put us one step closer to our vision: a world in which lobular breast cancer is found early, treated effectively, and eradicated permanently. To make your tax deductible gift online, click here. Or learn how to host your own fundraiser.
Thank you so much for helping us sustain and expand our important work!
Laurie Hutcheson
LBCA Executive Director
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