10 Tips to Reduce Harmful Stress

Whether it be from personal relationships, economic hardship, or pressure from work, everyone feels stressed out at some point in his or her life. Often, we don’t consider the effects this has on our bodies physically. Headaches, muscle pains and tension, chest pain, fatigue, upset stomach and sleep…

The Importance of Early Detection

By Vishaaq Mathew As deadly as breast cancer is, advancements in modern medicine have significantly increased the chance of survival over the past ten years [1]. Perhaps the greatest contributor to the decrease of the death rate from breast cancer is the new methods of early detection [2]….

You Are What You Eat, Says Momma

By Francesca Bordei “You are what you eat,” my mother always used to say and now as I get older I find myself saying it to my daughter.  We’ve known for years that eating right can help you live longer but sometimes we just don’t do it. It…

UBCF Provides Scholarships to Attend Weekend Retreats at The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies

UBCF believes that it is critical to approach breast health and breast cancer treatment from a whole-body perspective, and that of course includes the mind, body & spirit. The United Breast Cancer Foundation understands that when a person is diagnosed with breast cancer, a great trauma is inflicted….

UBCF Announces 3rd Annual Health & Wellness Retreat for Women and Men

The United Breast Cancer Foundation is pleased and honored to sponsor its Third Annual Health and Wellness retreat at the Rhinebeck, NY campus of the world renowned Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.  ” Connect to Y.E.S. Through Emotional Fitness” workshop will take place September 21 through 26, 2014…

Apply to UBCF’s College Scholarship for Children of Breast Cancer Patients

By Jennifer Spina Deadline Extended to June 16, 2014 for Fall Semester 2014 The Audrey B. Mastroianni College Scholarship Program is offered twice a year: once in May and again in October.   This scholarship is available to students whose parent has passed from breast cancer and also to…

Learn How You Can Support UBCF this Father’s Day!

Father’s Day is this Sunday June 15. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate an extra $5 for each customer who makes and eligible purchase at smile.amazon.com in support of United Breast Cancer Foundation from now through June 15, 2014. This is in addition to the regular donation of 0.5%…