Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Breast tumors shift their microenvironment to evade an immune response Key Takeaways Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) investigator Dr. Kornelia Polyak and her team examined cells one by one to map how breast cancer changes from non-invasive (stage 0) to invasive cancer and demonstrated how the tumor environment evolves over time. They found that a fast-growing...

Doctors remain the most trusted source, but a growing share of Americans are relying on search engines, AI tools, and self-directed research to inform their health decisions.

Few phrases carry as much weight in American healthcare as “I did my own research.” Millions say it every day—after a diagnosis, before a screening, in the middle of a sleepless night spent scrolling....

Samantha Golkin-Nigliazzo, vice president of The Pink Agenda, wants all women—including her daughter—to feel empowered to take control of their breast health

Though Samantha Golkin-Nigliazzo was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) whe...

After losing her mother to breast cancer, Carole Kruzick vowed to do everything she could to catch the disease early—and she did

For Carole Kruzick, breast cancer seemed inevitable. After all, she had watched her mother, then in her late 50s, get diagnosed, receive minimal treatment, and succumb to the disease about three years later.

“To be perfectly honest, I w...

Mission-oriented industry execs Tatiana Cancro and Kristen Manion Taylor join BCRF’s lifesaving efforts

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) is pleased to welcome two exceptional additions to its Board of Directors: business leader and philanthropist Tatiana Cancro and airline executive Kristen Manion Taylor. Both possess industry expertise and a personal drive to ...