Did You See What Joan Lunden Just Did?!

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We're a few days from the start of October and  National Breast Cancer Awareness month and already former "Good Morning America" anchor Joan Lunden has already increased awareness, according to NBC Washington.

Lunden, who was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer in June, removed her wig to spotlight a beautifully bald head on the cover of People's Oct. 6 issue. She decided to do the photo shoot and cover to give other breast cancer survivors inspiration. Check out the Today Show video above to get the full scoop. 

The Pink Event® 2015 Selects Charity Partner!!

Diamond Event Services, LLC, is excited to name breast cancer charity For 3 Sisters, Inc., as the official charity partner for The Pink Event^®, a women-focused expo that will be held on March 8, 2015.

For 3 Sisters—an Olney, Md.-based nonprofit that helps those with breast cancer find much-needed support and resources—has participated in the expo for the past three years.

The nonprofit group will be front and center at the Pink Event, which will have a new home at the BWI Airport Marriott in 2015.

New Study Finds Link between High-Dose Estrogen Birth Control & Breast Cancer Risk

A new study finds more of a connection between the use of birth control pills with high-dose estrogen and an increased risk for breast cancer.

According to a data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, women who used high-dose pills in the past year had a higher risk for

Big News for The Pink Event® 2015!!! (Updated)

 (This video and post have been updated) Happy Friday, Pink Event fans! We are excited that tomorrow starts summer! And we have amazing news: 

We are moving the official location of The Pink Event®! 

Did You Know? Latest in Breast Cancer News

BREAST CANCER PATIENTS NOT EXERCISING ENOUGH

We all hear that we should exercise more because it's good for our health. But did you know that many women with breast cancer are missing out on this vital component for maximizing their health?

According to a new study that was featured in HealthDay News, women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are less likely to meet exercise recommendations that have linked physical activity with longer survival and better quality of life. 

U.S. guidelines call for adults getting at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise (think fast walking) or 75 minutes of rigorous exercise (think spin class or Zumba). But only 35 percent of the women treated for breast cancer in the study met those recommendations after diagnosis. 

When breaking the results down by race, African American women were 40 percent less likely than Caucasian women to meet the physical activity guidelines after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis.