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Here's What's Happening. Bright Now.
At Bright Pink, much of our work is focused on empowering women to be their own best health advocates, but as Mother's Day approaches, we want to appreciate all of the incredible women who have come before us.Bright Pink was founded by a woman who was inspired to advocate for her health based on what generations of women before her had endured. A legacy of crisis intervention - filled with diagnoses, treatment, struggle and loss - jump-started Lindsay Avner's quest for a brighter future; One in which every mother, sister, daughter and friend could know and manage their breast and ovarian health proactively.
That future is within our reach. As we celebrate and honor moms everywhere, we recognize just how fortunate we are to have the opportunity to approach our breast and ovarian health differently. To intervene early. To advocate for preventive care. To personalize our healthcare experience. To put Awareness in Action™.
We thank those who have paved the way, and we strive to leave a legacy that is much brighter for the generation to come.
This one's for the mamas: past, present and future,
 Katie Thiede, CEO
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Do #MoreforMom this Mother's Day
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This mother's day, we're doing #MoreForMom. When you make a gift to Bright Pink this month, your impact will be doubled thanks to a generous Match for Mom from The Ellen Marks Cancer Foundation. As an added bonus, when you give, you'll unlock an eCard Message for Mom. We're also offering tips to celebrate Mom's Memory and Motivation for Mama's in our community managing their health amidst the pressures of motherhood! |
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Early Achievements
Here's a snapshot of our impact thus far in 2019! |
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The Bright Spot
At Bright Pink, we’re all about empowering women and we thought it was about time we showed off some of the amazing women behind the curtain who are making sure our mission comes to life by demonstrating our core values in their daily work. We recently recognized Gret Luhrs, our Associate Director of Development, who has been obsessing over impact by optimizing our donor database.
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Grab a Marathon Spot with us Before The May 31st Deadline!
The official training season for our largest team of Chicago Marathon runners kicks in just a few weeks - email us today to join!
P.S. We have spots for the New York Marathon and other competitions too!
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It's time to Brighten Up!
Find the answer at the bottom of this emailTrue or False?
Breast and ovarian cancer risk can only be inherited from female relatives.
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Visionary Values
Bright Pink is proud to recognize key stakeholders who go above and beyond to support our work, amplify our mission, and reinforce our values. |
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| Alyssa Bauer is an active member of our Facebook Support Community for women at elevated risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Alyssa openly shares her personal experience through this forum and counsels and encourages other members to be proactive advocates in their preventive care. Thank you, Alyssa, for modeling proactivity! |
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News You Can Use: a quick recap of recent breast & ovarian health headlines
What Every Woman Should Know About Her Ovaries (Prevention)
How well do we know our ovaries? Here's a brief explainer on what ovaries are, how ovulation works, what menopause means, and ovarian health concerns including PCOS and cancer.
FDA proposes changes to mammography standards for first time in more than 20 years (CNN)
Following the lead of many states, the FDA is considering new standards that require imaging facilities to better educate women who have dense breasts, as well as the addition of more precise descriptions of mammography results such as "known biopsy proven malignancy", "post-procedure mammograms for marker placement", "incomplete: need prior mammograms for comparison".
Many Families With High Breast Cancer Risk Await a Genetic Explanation (Discover Magazine)
When the scientific community uncovered the link between a mutation in the BRCA genes and cancer risk, many women finally understood why their families had so many cancer cases, as well as what their individual risks for cancer were. However, there are still many families who have a strong history of cancer but no known genetic link to the disease. Scientists continue to study the many variants within BRCA and other genes that could potentially lead to cancer, which include trying to understand how numerous mutations combine to influence cancer risk.
Women suffer needless pain because almost everything is designed for men (Vox)
In a recently published book, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, journalist Caroline Criado Perez highlights how the world has been designed by men and for men. This leads to significant gender gaps that put women at risk. For example, unbeknownst to researchers, Ambien metabolizes twice as slowly in women as it does in men. This resulted in women driving to work still under the influence of the drug and crashing their cars. Perez is calling for novel legislation that promotes sex-disaggregation of data and addresses these issues. |
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*Brighten Up Answer*
SO FALSE! Mamas may be on our mind this month, but it is important to note that our genes, and therefore any genetic mutations that might increase our cancer risk, can be passed down from both of your parents! Test more of your genetics knowledge using our fun quiz here. |
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