Pink Ribbons no http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rss Pink Ribbons http://www.pinkribbons.org/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://www.pinkribbons.org Copyright 2010 Pink Ribbons Tendenci Association Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@pinkribbons.org Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:53 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/98 <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/98"> <span class="summary">Bald in the Land of Big Hair</span> </a><br/> <span class="tdtstart">Start Date:</span> <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100731T230000Z">31-Jul-10 6:00 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tdtend">End Time:</span> <abbr class="dtend" title="20100801T013000Z">31-Jul-10 8:30 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tlocation">Location:</span> <span class="location"> Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market, Houston, TX 77006</span> <br/> <span class="tdescription">Event Details:</span> <div class="description"><img alt="" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/BaldintheLandofBigHairedited.jpg" width="600" height="776" /></div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">4617 Montrose</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77006</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/98 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/93 <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/93"> <span class="summary">Pink Platter Paint Painting with featured artist Yvonne Cosgrove</span> </a><br/> <span class="tdtstart">Start Date:</span> <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100808T190000Z">8-Aug-10 2:00 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tdtend">End Time:</span> <abbr class="dtend" title="20100808T210000Z">8-Aug-10 4:00 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tlocation">Location:</span> <span class="location"> Pink Ribbons Project Headquarters, Houston, TX 77098</span> <br/> <span class="tdescription">Event Details:</span> <div class="description"><div> <div align="center"> <img alt="" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/Rosemary-Barr-PPP-logo(2).jpg" style="width: 437px; height: 313px;" /></div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-size: 16px;">Come paint plates with Pink Ribbons Project!</span></div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> <strong>What</strong>: Pink Platter Plate Painting</div> <div align="center"> with featured artist Yvonne Cosgrove</div> <div align="center"> <strong>Why</strong>:&nbsp;Plates painted will be sold at Houston area restaurants during the month of October.</div> <div align="center"> All proceeds will benefit Pink Ribbons Project.</div> <div align="center"> <strong>When</strong>: Sunday, August 8, 2 pm - 4 pm</div> <div align="center"> <strong>Where</strong>: Pink Ribbons Project Headquarters</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;&nbsp; 2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> Ages 16 and up.</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> RSVP to <a href="mailto:Kate@pinkribbons.org">Kate@pinkribbons.org</a> or call 713.524.PINK (7465)</div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Pink Ribbons Project Headquarters <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77098</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/93 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/101 <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/101"> <span class="summary">Hollywood in Houston: Strike Out Breast Cancer</span> </a><br/> <span class="tdtstart">Start Date:</span> <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100903T000000Z">2-Sep-10 7:00 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tdtend">End Time:</span> <abbr class="dtend" title="20100903T033000Z">2-Sep-10 10:30 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tlocation">Location:</span> <span class="location"> Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge, Houston, TX 77002</span> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">1201 San Jacinto St.</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77002</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/101 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/94 <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/94"> <span class="summary">Serve Up a Cure kick off party</span> </a><br/> <span class="tdtstart">Start Date:</span> <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100904T233000Z">4-Sep-10 6:30 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tdtend">End Time:</span> <abbr class="dtend" title="20100905T013000Z">4-Sep-10 8:30 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tlocation">Location:</span> <span class="location"> Galleria Tennis & Athletic Club</span> <br/> <span class="tdescription">Event Details:</span> <div class="description"><img alt="" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/Serveupacuresavethedatejpg.jpg" width="600" height="425" /></div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Galleria Tennis & Athletic Club </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/94 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:30:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/83 <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/83"> <span class="summary">Tour de Pink 2010</span> </a><br/> <span class="tdtstart">Start Date:</span> <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100919T120000Z">19-Sep-10 7:00 AM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tdtend">End Time:</span> <abbr class="dtend" title="20100919T200000Z">19-Sep-10 3:00 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tlocation">Location:</span> <span class="location"> Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446</span> <br/> <span class="tdescription">Event Details:</span> <div class="description"><div> <!--[endif]--></div> <p> &nbsp;</p> <div align="center"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" height="154" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/TourdePinklogo.JPG" width="146" /></span></div> <div> <div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tour de Pink is the first bike ride in Texas solely benefiting breast cancer.&nbsp; Join us this year on Sunday, September 19th, 2010 at Prairie View A&amp;M University outside of Houston, Texas.&nbsp; Routes are available for all levels: 12, 23, 47, 63, 80 and 100 miles!&nbsp; </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registration will be available starting in the Summer of 2010.</span></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In addition to the registration fee, each cyclist is required to raise $100 in pledges from family and friends. </span> Participants&nbsp;will be raising money for <strong>Pink Ribbons Project, </strong><em>in motion against breast cancer </em>to fight breast cancer through awareness and education programs and the support of proper screening for the medically underserved funding and outreach initiatives.&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To register for Tour de Pink, visit the website here:<a href="http://www.tourdepink.org/site/TR?fr_id=1090&amp;pg=entry&amp;cvridirect=true" target="_blank"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">www.tourdepink.org</span></a><a href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/83" target="_blank">.</a><br> </span></div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Prairie View A&M University <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">FM 1098 Rd & University Dr, Prairie View, TX 77446</div> <span class="locality">Prairie View</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77446</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/83 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/100 <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/100"> <span class="summary">Pink Platter 2010 kick off</span> </a><br/> <span class="tdtstart">Start Date:</span> <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100928T230000Z">28-Sep-10 6:00 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tdtend">End Time:</span> <abbr class="dtend" title="20100929T010000Z">28-Sep-10 8:00 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tlocation">Location:</span> <span class="location"> Liberty Station, Houston, TX 77007</span> <br/> <span class="tdescription">Event Details:</span> <div class="description"><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" height="144" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/Rosemary-Barr-PPP-logo.jpg" width="200" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Join us as kick off the 2010 Rosemary Barr Pink Platter Program!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> More details TBA.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Participating restaurants for 2010:<br> </strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.catalanfoodandwine.com/" target="_blank">Catalan</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.theoriginalchocolatebar.com/" target="_blank">The Chocolate Bar</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.gravitasrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Gravitas</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.mockingbirdbistro.com/" target="_blank">Mockingbird Bistro</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.ouisiestable.com/" target="_blank">Ouisie&#39;s Table</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.theravengrill.com/" target="_blank">Raven Grill</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.shadeheights.com/index.html" target="_blank">Shade</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.sonomahouston.com/" target="_blank">Sonoma Wine Bar</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.stellasolahouston.com/" target="_blank">Stella Sola</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.tafia.com/2_TAFIA_FS.html" target="_blank">t&#39;afia</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.thompsonhanson.com/" target="_blank">Tiny Boxwoods</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.zelkobistro.com/" target="_blank">Bistro Zelko</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Participating artists for 2010:<br> </strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.beringandjames.com/index.asp" target="_blank">Blakely Bering</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Sarah Barnard</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> James Cichoki</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Yvonne Cosgrove</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Mary Craddick</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Lourella Cruz</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.kermitart.com/" target="_blank">Kermit Eisenhut</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Marianne Green</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Laura Guicciardi</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.themadpotter.com/" target="_blank">Meredith McCord</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Diane Modesett</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Arthur Turner</div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Liberty Station <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2101 Washington Avenue</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77007</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/100 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/89 <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/89"> <span class="summary">Serve Up a Cure</span> </a><br/> <span class="tdtstart">Start Date:</span> <abbr class="dtstart" title="20101016T000000Z">15-Oct-10 7:00 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tdtend">End Time:</span> <abbr class="dtend" title="20101016T223000Z">16-Oct-10 5:30 PM</abbr> <br/> <span class="tlocation">Location:</span> <span class="location"> Galleria Tennis & Athletic Club, Houston, TX 77056</span> <br/> <span class="tdescription">Event Details:</span> <div class="description"><div align="center"> <img alt="" height="386" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/suacsavethedate.jpg" width="500" /></div> </div> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Galleria Tennis & Athletic Club <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">5015 Westheimer, Suite 4020</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77056</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/89 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/122/ <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/122/"> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100804T150000Z">4-Aug-10 10:00 AM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20100804T190000Z">4-Aug-10 2:00 PM</abbr> <br/> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Pink Ribbons Project <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77098</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/122/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/123/ <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/123/"> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100811T150000Z">11-Aug-10 10:00 AM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20100811T190000Z">11-Aug-10 2:00 PM</abbr> <br/> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Pink Ribbons Project <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77098</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/123/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/124/ <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/124/"> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100818T150000Z">18-Aug-10 10:00 AM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20100818T190000Z">18-Aug-10 2:00 PM</abbr> <br/> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Pink Ribbons Project <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77098</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/124/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/125/ <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/125/"> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100825T150000Z">25-Aug-10 10:00 AM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20100825T190000Z">25-Aug-10 2:00 PM</abbr> <br/> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Pink Ribbons Project <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77098</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/125/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/126/ <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/126/"> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100901T150000Z">1-Sep-10 10:00 AM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20100901T190000Z">1-Sep-10 2:00 PM</abbr> <br/> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Pink Ribbons Project <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77098</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/126/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/127/ <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/127/"> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100908T150000Z">8-Sep-10 10:00 AM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20100908T190000Z">8-Sep-10 2:00 PM</abbr> <br/> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Pink Ribbons Project <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77098</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/127/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT Events http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/128/ <div class="vevent"> <a class="url" href="http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/128/"> </a><br/> Start Date: <abbr class="dtstart" title="20100915T150000Z">15-Sep-10 10:00 AM</abbr> <br/> End Time: <abbr class="dtend" title="20100915T190000Z">15-Sep-10 2:00 PM</abbr> <br/> </div> <br/> <div class="vcard"> <a class="fn">Pink Ribbons Project <br/> <div class="adr"> <div class="street-address">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</div> <span class="locality">Houston</span>, <span class="region">TX</span> <span class="postal-code">77098</span> </div> </a></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cev/r/dt/128/ Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT Articles http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/60/ <h3>By MARILYNN MARCHIONE<br> Associated Press</h3> <h4>May 30, 2009, 5:54PM</h4> <p><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=dff788b6-64db-11de-9cb7-0b8542c73986&amp;T=19609shml%2fX%3d1246300638%2fE%3d2023160733%2fR%3dnc%2fK%3d5%2fV%3d8.1%2fW%3d0%2fY%3dPARTNER_US%2fF%3d2652453715%2fH%3dYWx0c3BpZD0iOTY3MjgzMDAxIiBzZXJ2ZUlkPSJkZmY3ODhiNi02NGRiLTExZGUtOWNiNy0wYjg1NDJjNzM5ODYiIHNpdGVJZD0iNzYxMDUxIiB0U3RtcD0iMTI0NjMwMDYzODU4NDczOSIgdGFyZ2V0PSJfdG9wIiA-%2fQ%3d-1%2fS%3d1%2fJ%3d21558862&amp;U=128vild08%2fN%3dz24QA2KIVL0-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dBTN2%2fB%3d-1%2fV%3d0" width="1" height="1" alt="" /></p> <p><strong>ORLANDO, Fla.&nbsp;— Breast cancer survivors risk having their disease come back if they use certain antidepressants while also taking the cancer prevention drug </strong><em><strong><u>tamoxifen</u></strong></em><strong>, worrisome new research shows.</strong></p> <p id="id2436761">&nbsp;<strong>About 500,000 women in the United States take tamoxifen, which cuts in half the chances of a breast cancer recurrence. Many of them also take antidepressants for hot flashes, because hormone pills aren’t considered safe after breast cancer.</strong></p> <p id="id2436772"><strong>Doctors have long known that some antidepressants and other medicines can lower the amount of tamoxifen’s active form in the bloodstream. But whether this affects cancer risk is unknown.</strong></p> <p id="id2436824"><strong>The new study, reported Saturday at a cancer conference in Florida, is the largest to look at the issue. It found that using these interfering drugs — including Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft — can virtually wipe out the benefit tamoxifen provides.</strong></p> <p id="id2441179"><strong>Many doctors question the magnitude of harm from combining these medicines, and a second, smaller study suggests it may not be very large.</strong></p> <p id="id2441184"><strong>But the bottom line is the same: Not all antidepressants pose this problem, and women should talk to their doctors about which ones are best.</strong></p> <p id="id2435702">&nbsp;<strong>“There are other alternatives we can consider” that are safer, said <u>Dr.</u> <u>Eric Winer</u>, <u>breast cancer chief at the Dana-Farber Cancer Center in Boston.</u>&nbsp; He had no role in the study, which was done by Medco Health Solutions Inc., a large insurance benefits manager. </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;<strong>Researchers used members’ medical records to identify 353 women taking tamoxifen plus other drugs that might interfere with it, and 945 women taking tamoxifen alone. Those taking a drug combo did so for about a year on average.</strong></p> <p id="id2441185">&nbsp;<strong>Next, researchers checked to see how many were treated for second cancers in the following two years. Breast cancer recurred in about 7 percent of women on tamoxifen alone, and in 14 percent of women also taking other drugs that could interfere — mainly the antidepressants Paxil and Prozac, and, to a lesser extent, Zoloft.</strong></p> <p id="id2433098"><strong>If women want to take an antidepressant, “you probably want to stay away from those three,” said Medco’s chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Epstein.</strong></p> <p id="id2433105">&nbsp;<strong>No greater breast cancer risk was seen in women taking the antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro or Luvox with tamoxifen, and there are reasons to think that other antidepressants may be safe as well, Epstein said.</strong></p> <p id="id2433111">&nbsp;<strong>A second study led by Dr. Vincent Dezentj&#233; of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands found little risk from combining tamoxifen and popular antidepressants. However, only 150 women in the study took such combos for more than two months, and they were compared to women taking combos for a shorter time — not to women using tamoxifen alone.</strong></p> <p id="id2441651">&nbsp;<strong>The Dutch and Medco studies were presented at a meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.</strong></p> <p id="id2441655">&nbsp;<strong>The federal Food and Drug Administration has been considering a change to tamoxifen’s label to warn about the antidepressants drugs and a gene variation some women have that can make tamoxifen less effective. An advisory panel unanimously recommended a change in 2006, but the agency is still considering it.</strong></p> <p id="id2441668">&nbsp;<strong>“This is a very controversial area,” said Dr. Claudine Isaacs, a breast specialist at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Until these data are absolutely clear, I would avoid drugs that impact on tamoxifen metabolism.”</strong></p> <p id="id2443141">&nbsp;<strong>Breast cancer is the most common major cancer in American women. More than 182,000 new cases were diagnosed last year, and it caused nearly 41,000 deaths.</strong></p> <br><br>29-Jun-09 3:00 PM Study: Drug combos may raise breast cancer risk <h3>By MARILYNN MARCHIONE<br> Associated Press</h3> <h4>May 30, 2009, 5:54PM</h4> <p><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=dff788b6-64db-11de-9cb7-0b8542c73986&amp;T=19609shml%2fX%3d1246300638%2fE%3d2023160733%2fR%3dnc%2fK%3d5%2fV%3d8.1%2fW%3d0%2fY%3dPARTNER_US%2fF%3d2652453715%2fH%3dYWx0c3BpZD0iOTY3MjgzMDAxIiBzZXJ2ZUlkPSJkZmY3ODhiNi02NGRiLTExZGUtOWNiNy0wYjg1NDJjNzM5ODYiIHNpdGVJZD0iNzYxMDUxIiB0U3RtcD0iMTI0NjMwMDYzODU4NDczOSIgdGFyZ2V0PSJfdG9wIiA-%2fQ%3d-1%2fS%3d1%2fJ%3d21558862&amp;U=128vild08%2fN%3dz24QA2KIVL0-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dBTN2%2fB%3d-1%2fV%3d0" width="1" height="1" alt="" /></p> <p><strong>ORLANDO, Fla.&nbsp;— Breast cancer survivors risk having their disease come back if they use certain antidepressants while also taking the cancer prevention drug </strong><em><strong><u>tamoxifen</u></strong></em><strong>, worrisome new research shows.</strong></p> <p id="id2436761">&nbsp;<strong>About 500,000 women in the United States take tamoxifen, which cuts in half the chances of a breast cancer recurrence. Many of them also take antidepressants for hot flashes, because hormone pills aren’t considered safe after breast cancer.</strong></p> <p id="id2436772"><strong>Doctors have long known that some antidepressants and other medicines can lower the amount of tamoxifen’s active form in the bloodstream. But whether this affects cancer risk is unknown.</strong></p> <p id="id2436824"><strong>The new study, reported Saturday at a cancer conference in Florida, is the largest to look at the issue. It found that using these interfering drugs — including Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft — can virtually wipe out the benefit tamoxifen provides.</strong></p> <p id="id2441179"><strong>Many doctors question the magnitude of harm from combining these medicines, and a second, smaller study suggests it may not be very large.</strong></p> <p id="id2441184"><strong>But the bottom line is the same: Not all antidepressants pose this problem, and women should talk to their doctors about which ones are best.</strong></p> <p id="id2435702">&nbsp;<strong>“There are other alternatives we can consider” that are safer, said <u>Dr.</u> <u>Eric Winer</u>, <u>breast cancer chief at the Dana-Farber Cancer Center in Boston.</u>&nbsp; He had no role in the study, which was done by Medco Health Solutions Inc., a large insurance benefits manager. </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;<strong>Researchers used members’ medical records to identify 353 women taking tamoxifen plus other drugs that might interfere with it, and 945 women taking tamoxifen alone. Those taking a drug combo did so for about a year on average.</strong></p> <p id="id2441185">&nbsp;<strong>Next, researchers checked to see how many were treated for second cancers in the following two years. Breast cancer recurred in about 7 percent of women on tamoxifen alone, and in 14 percent of women also taking other drugs that could interfere — mainly the antidepressants Paxil and Prozac, and, to a lesser extent, Zoloft.</strong></p> <p id="id2433098"><strong>If women want to take an antidepressant, “you probably want to stay away from those three,” said Medco’s chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Epstein.</strong></p> <p id="id2433105">&nbsp;<strong>No greater breast cancer risk was seen in women taking the antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro or Luvox with tamoxifen, and there are reasons to think that other antidepressants may be safe as well, Epstein said.</strong></p> <p id="id2433111">&nbsp;<strong>A second study led by Dr. Vincent Dezentj&#233; of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands found little risk from combining tamoxifen and popular antidepressants. However, only 150 women in the study took such combos for more than two months, and they were compared to women taking combos for a shorter time — not to women using tamoxifen alone.</strong></p> <p id="id2441651">&nbsp;<strong>The Dutch and Medco studies were presented at a meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.</strong></p> <p id="id2441655">&nbsp;<strong>The federal Food and Drug Administration has been considering a change to tamoxifen’s label to warn about the antidepressants drugs and a gene variation some women have that can make tamoxifen less effective. An advisory panel unanimously recommended a change in 2006, but the agency is still considering it.</strong></p> <p id="id2441668">&nbsp;<strong>“This is a very controversial area,” said Dr. Claudine Isaacs, a breast specialist at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Until these data are absolutely clear, I would avoid drugs that impact on tamoxifen metabolism.”</strong></p> <p id="id2443141">&nbsp;<strong>Breast cancer is the most common major cancer in American women. More than 182,000 new cases were diagnosed last year, and it caused nearly 41,000 deaths.</strong></p> no http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/60/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT Articles http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/58/ <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Susan Rafte's interview with Biz Radio on Beyond Breast Cancer.<br> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div align="center"><img alt="" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/bizradio.JPG" width="157" height="123" /></div> &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Beyond Breast Cancer Part One:</strong><br> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp; <div><object classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/ controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,0,02,902" standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..." type="application/x-oleobject" height="200" width="200" > <param name="FileName" value="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/beyondbreastcancerpartone.mp3"/> <param name="autoStart" value="0"/> <param name="showControls" value="1"/> <param name="showstatusbar" value="0"/> <param name="windowlessvideo" value="false"/><embed name="MediaPlayer1" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/beyondbreastcancerpartone.mp3" autostart="0" showcontrols="1" showstatusbar="0" windowlessvideo="false" width="200" height="200" type="application/x-mplayer2" pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/MediaPlayer" ></embed> </object></div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Beyond Breast Cancer Part Two:</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><object classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/ controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,0,02,902" standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..." type="application/x-oleobject" height="200" width="200" > <param name="FileName" value="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/beyondbreastcancerparttwo.mp3"/> <param name="autoStart" value="0"/> <param name="showControls" value="1"/> <param name="showstatusbar" value="1"/> <param name="windowlessvideo" value="false"/><embed name="MediaPlayer1" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/beyondbreastcancerparttwo.mp3" autostart="0" showcontrols="1" showstatusbar="1" windowlessvideo="false" width="200" height="200" type="application/x-mplayer2" pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/MediaPlayer" ></embed> </object> </div> <br><br>4-Jun-09 8:00 AM Beyond Breast Cancer <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Susan Rafte's interview with Biz Radio on Beyond Breast Cancer.<br> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div align="center"><img alt="" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/bizradio.JPG" width="157" height="123" /></div> &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Beyond Breast Cancer Part One:</strong><br> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp; 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Read it <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/HospitalInfections.pdf">here</a>. <br><br>12-Aug-08 3:00 PM Superbugs <em>Superbugs</em> by Jerome Groopman. Read it <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/HospitalInfections.pdf">here</a>. no http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/52/ Pink Ribbons Project Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT Articles http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/53/ <em>Airline donates millions to cancer research </em>by Todd Ackerman. Read it <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/IBCGrant.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. <br><br>12-Aug-08 3:00 PM Airline donates millions to cancer research <em>Airline donates millions to cancer research </em>by Todd Ackerman. Read it <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/IBCGrant.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. no http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/53/ Pink Ribbons Project Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT Articles http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/51/ <em>Take a quiz to see if you know the right diet to avoid cancer </em>. Read it <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/DietQuiz.pdf">here</a>. <br><br>12-Aug-08 2:00 PM Take a quiz to see if you know the right diet to avoid cancer <em>Take a quiz to see if you know the right diet to avoid cancer </em>. Read it <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/DietQuiz.pdf">here</a>. no http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/51/ Pink Ribbons Project Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT Articles http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/50/ <div><em>Bold cancer therapy begins crucial trials </em>by Eric Berger.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Read it <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/NanoshellCancerTech.pdf">here</a>. </div> <br><br>31-Jul-08 1:00 PM Bold cancer therapy begins crucial trials <div><em>Bold cancer therapy begins crucial trials </em>by Eric Berger.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Read it <a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/NanoshellCancerTech.pdf">here</a>. </div> no http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/50/ Pink Ribbons Project Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT Articles http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/49/ <div><em>20 cancer-fighting foods to eat all summer </em>by Glamour Magazine.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Read the article <a href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/20-cancer-fighting-foods-to-eat-all-summer-187234/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div> <br><br>27-Jun-08 9:00 AM 20 cancer-fighting foods to eat all summer <div><em>20 cancer-fighting foods to eat all summer </em>by Glamour Magazine.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Read the article <a href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/20-cancer-fighting-foods-to-eat-all-summer-187234/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div> no http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/49/ Pink Ribbons Project Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT Articles http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/47/ <div><em>Groundbreaking Medicare Appeals Council Decision</em> by Robert Weiss. Read <a href="http://www.lymphnet.org/lymphedemaFAQs/legislation/legUpdates/legUpdates_Feb2008.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>For more information on issues regarding lymphedema, visit the National Lymphedema Network's website <a href="http://www.lymphnet.org/aboutNLN/aboutNLN_temp.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</div> <br><br>13-Jun-08 9:00 AM Groundbreaking Medicare Appeals Council Decision <div><em>Groundbreaking Medicare Appeals Council Decision</em> by Robert Weiss. Read <a href="http://www.lymphnet.org/lymphedemaFAQs/legislation/legUpdates/legUpdates_Feb2008.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>For more information on issues regarding lymphedema, visit the National Lymphedema Network's website <a href="http://www.lymphnet.org/aboutNLN/aboutNLN_temp.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</div> no http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/art/47/ Pink Ribbons Project Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/62/ For information, contact: Kate Bizzell Ph: 713.524.PINK (7465) Cell: 713.582.0365 Fax: 713.524.7565 E-mail: Kate@pinkribbons.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tour de Pink 2010 Bike Ride Kicks off with new art contest June 24, 2010 &#8211; Houston, TX - The 6th annual Tour de Pink charity bike ride, sponsored for the fourth time by BBVA Compass, will take place on September 19, 2010, at Prairie View A&M University, near Hempstead, Texas. The Tour de Pink bike ride winds through some of Texas&#8217; most beautiful countryside, over routes of 12, 23, 47, 63, 80 or 100-miles. The ride ends with a celebratory festival and a catered lunch for all participants. Proceeds will benefit Pink Ribbons Project, Houston&#8217;s arts-based breast cancer organization. This year, Pink Ribbons Project announces the first annual Tour de Pink Jersey Design Art Contest &#8211; another way to use the arts to benefit those touched by breast cancer. Anyone will have the opportunity to design a cycling jersey... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/62/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/60/ Houston, TX&#8212;&#8212;Pink Ribbons Project will honor some of Houston&#8217;s notable breast cancer survivor couples on Sunday, April 11, with the Pink on the Green, on The Meadow at the Houstonian Hotel. The evening &#8220;on the green&#8221; will feature entertainment by recording artist Steve Tyrell. Pink on the Green, chaired by Houston couples Patty and Craig Biggio and Mary and Tony Gracely, will honor six pairs who have made an impact in the fight against breast cancer. The honorees for the evening are Kelli and Eddy Blanton, Jeannie and Greg Frazier, Margie and Bin Halverson, Jayne and Jack Kendall, Rosanne and David Oelfke, and Sandy and Doug Ustick. The evening will also feature an original piece of art by renowned artist William Carl Groh, III as an exclusive auction item. Proceeds from Pink on the Green will benefit Pink Ribbons Project, to support the Houston breast cancer organization&#8217;s ongoing fight against breast cancer through education programs; the... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/60/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/58/ Houston, TX&#8212;&#8212;The St. Thomas High School Rugby team will play St. Pius High School on March 26, 2010, in a Rugby-for-a-Cause match, benefiting Pink Ribbons Project. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Hotze Field on the St. Thomas High School campus, and will be followed by a banquet honoring the players. The Rugby-for-a-Cause concept, also known as the Lady Hager Cup, was originally created by Brett Mills, assistant rugby coach for St. Thomas, in honor of his grandmother. Coach Mills made sure that the Rugby-for-a-Cause games not only raised money for Pink Ribbons Project, the Houston-based breast cancer non-profit organization, but also increased awareness among young men. The event has raised over $20,000 since the first game in February 2008. Paul Rogers, a St. Thomas High School class of 2009 and past varsity rugby player, reflected that the game is incredibly special not only as a viewer, but as a participant. &#8220;We get to bring hope into people&#8217;s... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/58/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/55/ For information, contact: Kate Bizzell Ph.: 713.524.PINK (7465) Cell: 713.582.0365 Fax: 713.524.7565 Email: kate@pinkribbons.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 23, 2009 High School Students join forces to fight breast cancer &#8220;The Brown Goes Pink&#8221; at Kinkaid School to benefit Pink Ribbons Project Houston, TX--High School students from the Houston area will present an arts and dance celebration benefiting Pink Ribbons Project, Houston&#8217;s arts-based breast cancer organization, on December 12, at 6:00 p.m. at The Kinkaid School&#8217;s Brown Auditorium. The event will feature performances by Episcopal High School, Houston Ballet II, King&#8217;s Dancing Center, The Kinkaid School, Lamar High School, Page Parks Modeling Agency, Several Dancers Core, St. John&#8217;s School and Travis High School. &#8220;The Brown Goes Pink&#8221; event was envisioned by three sophomores at the Kinkaid School- Claire Valera, Sam Rogers, and Jarod Becker: &#8220;Even at our age,... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/55/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/51/ For information, contact Kate Bizzell Ph: 713.524.PINK (7465), cell 713.582.0365 Fax: 713.524.7565 E-mail: Kate@pinkribbons.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5th Annual Breast Health Summit in Houston, October 29-30 Health Care Reform in Texas is the Focus Houston, TX—The Breast Health Collaborative of Texas will present the 5th Annual Breast Health Summit on Thursday, October 29, and Friday, October 30, at the United Way of Texas Gulf Coast. The Summit is open to anyone interested in improving access to care, however, registration is required (breasthealthsummit.org). The purpose of the Summit is to focus on ways to improve access to health care, particularly for underinsured women in Texas. Kim Akel, co-chair and director of Program Services at CanCare, Inc, says, The Breast Health Summit is a community of people who care. If you care about when and how a person is screened for breast cancer, how they are diagnosed, treated and followed-up with, then this is the... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/51/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/50/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tour de Pink – September 13, 2009 5th Anniversary bike ride sponsored by Pink Ribbons Project Pink Ribbons Project is celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Tour de Pink, its fundraising bike ride, on September 13, 2009, at Prairie View A&M University near Hempstead, Texas. For the third straight year, the ride is presented by BBVA Compass. Tour de Pink is a 12, 23, 47, 63, 80 or 100 mile bike ride through the beautiful Texas countryside that winds up with a celebratory post-ride festival and a catered lunch for all participants. This year, performing artists will include The Champion Sisters and other local musical entertainment from the Houston area. Ride participants will raise money for Pink Ribbons Project to fight breast cancer through education programs; the support of proper screening for the medically underserved; and funding and outreach initiatives. The minimum required fundraising pledge is $100. Early online registration is $25 and ends on... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/50/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/48/ Tour de Pink 2009 PSA Pink Ribbons Project 2449 South Blvd., Ste. 100 Houston, TX 77098 Contact: Kate Bizzell Phone: 713.524.PINK (7465) Cell: 713.582.0365 Fax: 713.524.7565 E-mail: kate@pinkribbons.org Website: www.pinkribbons.org Start: August 1, 2009 Stop: September 13, 2009 :30 MUSIC: Under for entire spot. (Any upbeat instrumental) ANNCR: Tour de Pink is back! On Sunday, September 13, Pink Ribbons Project will host its fifth annual fundraising bicycle ride – Tour de Pink 2009 at Prairie View A&M University. Cyclists will raise money for Pink Ribbons Project, in motion against breast cancer. Contributions and pledges will fund awareness and education programs, mammograms for underserved women, and other outreach programs. To register or volunteer, visit tourdepink.org on the Web. That’s t-o-u-r-d-e-p-i-n-k-dot.org, or call 713-524-7465. See you there! MUSIC: Out http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/48/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/49/ <p><strong></strong></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> <p><strong>Pink Ribbons Project</strong></p> <p>2449 South Blvd., Ste. 100</p> <p>Houston, TX&nbsp;77098</p> <p>&nbsp;<strong>Contact:&nbsp;</strong>Kate Bizzell</p> <p>Phone:&nbsp;713.524.PINK (7465)</p> <p>Cell: 713.582.0365</p> <p>Fax: 713.524.7565</p> <p>E-mail:&nbsp;kate@pinkribbons.org</p> <p>Website: www.pinkribbons.org</p> <p>&nbsp;<strong>Start:&nbsp;August 1, 2009</strong></p> <p><strong>Stop:&nbsp;&nbsp; September 13, 2009</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :60</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;MUSIC:&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>Under for entire spot. (Any upbeat instrumental)</p> <p style="line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;<strong><span style="line-height: 150%;">ANNCR:&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;Tour de Pink is back!&nbsp;On Sunday, September 13, Pink Ribbons Project will host its fifth annual fundraising bicycle ride – Tour de Pink 2009. Cyclists will <span style="color: #808080;">raise money for <strong>Pink Ribbons Project, </strong><em><strong><span style="font-style: normal;">in motion against breast cancer. </span></strong></em><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Contributions and pledges will</span></em> fund awareness and education programs, mammograms for underserved women, and other outreach programs. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Last year over two<em><u> thousand</u></em> riders registered and rode! This year, it’s another family-friendly event, with routes from 12 to 100 miles. It starts and ends on the Prairie View A&amp;M University campus, near Hempstead. So, grab your bikes and join us on Sunday, September 13, at 7:00 am, on the start line. And plan to stay for the post-ride festival. To register or volunteer, visit<strong> tourdepink.org </strong>on the Web.&nbsp;That’s<strong> </strong><u>t-o-u-r-d-e-p-i-n-k-dot.org</u><strong>,</strong> or call 713-524-7465.&nbsp;See you there! </span></p> <p style="line-height: 150%;">&nbsp;<strong><span style="line-height: 150%;">MUSIC:&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="line-height: 150%;">Out</span></p> </span></span> <p style="line-height: 150%;"></p> http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/49/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/47/ For information, contact Kate Bizzell Ph. 713.524.PINK (7465) Cell: 713.582.0365 E-mail: Kate@pinkribbons.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calendar Release: Tour de Pink 2009 presented by BBVA Compass What: 5th Anniversary Tour de Pink Bike Ride: a 12, 23, 47, 63, 80 or 100 mile bike ride through the beautiful Texas countryside. Tour de Pink features a Post-Ride Festival with premier musical entertainment from the Houston and Austin area and a catered lunch for all participants. Where: Prairie View A&M University. Prairie View, TX When: Sunday, September 13, 2009 Why: Participants will raise money for Pink Ribbons Project, in motion against breast cancer to fight breast cancer through education programs; the support of proper screening for the medically underserved; and funding and outreach initiatives. How: To register or for more information, visit www.tourdepink.org. Early registration is $25, with a minimum required fundraising pledge of... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/47/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT Release http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/44/ River Oaks Theatre Site of Student Designer Fashion Show Proceeds Benefit Pink Ribbons Project Houston, TX—April 13, 2009 – High school students designers from the Houston area will showcase their latest fashion designs on the catwalk at the River Oaks Theatre on April 30, 2009 at 6:00 pm at the second annual Tickle Me Pink: The Masquerade fashion show. Tickets for the charitable event will be sold at the door for $10. All proceeds from the event will benefit Pink Ribbons Project, the Houston-based, arts-based breast cancer organization. A reception, immediately following the fashion show, will feature a silent auction and raffle. Handmade pieces of art will be for sale including masks hand painted by the student fashion designers and donated by the Mad Potter. Tickle Me Pink: The Masquerade is a completely student-run fashion show featuring student models, designers, DJs and graphic designers. Zoe Patterson, a Junior at Lamar High School, is the inspiration behind the... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/rel/44/ noemail@pinkribbons.org Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/tourdepinkvolunteer/ Many thanks to our incredibly dedicated volunteers! We couldn&#39;t do it without you! If you are interested in volunteering for Tour de Pink, email Kate@pinkribbons.org with your availability and interest. Friday, September 17th Packet Pick-Up - volunteers needed to help anytime between 9:45 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Bike Barn in Rice Village. Preferred shifts are: 9:45-noon, 11:45-2, 1:45-5, and 4:45-7. Saturday, September 18th Packet Pick-Up - volunteers needed to help anytime between 9:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Bike Barn in Rice Village. Preferred shifts are: 9:45-noon, 11:45-2, 1:45-4, and 3:45-6. Sunday, September 19th - Tour de Pink day! Volunteers needed anytime from 5:00 a.m. to the end of the ride at Prairie View A&M University. Opportunities include: cheerleaders- cheer on the riders as they cross the finish line! directing traffic for... http://www.pinkribbons.org/tourdepinkvolunteer/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:41:44 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/pinkplatter The Rosemary Barr Pink Platter Program is a celebration held during the month of October, served up on beautiful and original platters designed by some of Houston&#39;s most talented visual artsts. Throughout the month, visit one or all of these fine establishments to see the resident Pink Platter and bid via silent auction on your favorites! The platter celebration will conclude on October 31st when all bids will be tallied after which the winners will be contacted. A $20 donation at any of the participating locations gets the donor a dessert plate - painted by breast cancer survivors, their families and friends - and a free dessert courtesy of the restaurant. All proceeds from Pink Platter will benefit Pink Ribbons Project&#39;s continued efforts to aid the medically underserved women of Houston with proper breast cancer screeninga and follow-up care. Be sure to visit these restaurants during the month of October 2010! Participating restaurants for... http://www.pinkribbons.org/pinkplatter Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:49:09 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cms/33/ Pink Ribbons Project also needs your financial support! If you are interested in making a financial contribution, please click here or send your check made payable to Pink Ribbons Project to: Pink Ribbons Project 2449 South Blvd. Ste 100 Houston, TX 77098 All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. As a matter of organizational practice, we will not sell or share your name or personal information with any other entity. How your dollars help fund our projects: $10,000- Underwrites for one season our Pink Aware dance and educational program, which tours schools and businesses to raise awareness about breast cancer, early detection and overall body health. To date, this program has reached approximately 10,000 girls, young woman and professionals. $5,000-Sponsors our Pink Power program which, working in partnership with The Rose Diagnostic Center, provides mammograms and follow-up care for women in the Houston area, who might not otherwise... http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cms/33/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:44:50 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/drinkpink What is Drink Pink? What? Drink Pink! is an awareness program from Pink Ribbons Project. It is an opportunity for kids and families to spread breast cancer awareness through the summer fun of a lemonade stand. Where? Anywhere! You can choose where to set up your lemonade stand. Some good places are sporting events, community events, your front yard, and in front of businesses (but be sure to ask the owner first!) When? Anytime! Lemonade stands can be set up as many times as you want all summer starting June 1. Be sure to take pictures to enter our Drink Pink! contest. . Who? Anybody! This is a great event for the whole family. Why? Everyone needs to realize the importance of good health--at any age. How much? Free! Pink Ribbons Project will supply you with pink lemonade and breast cancer awareness materials. To pick up your kit, call the Pink Ribbons Project Headquarters at 713.524.PINK (7465) Monday-Thursday 9 am - 5 pm, Friday 9 am - 1 pm. Many thanks... http://www.pinkribbons.org/drinkpink Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:48:06 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/tourdepinkartcontest/ <div><img alt="" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/JerseyArtContestrequirements.jpg" width="700" height="865" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Related documents: (adobe downloadable file)</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/JerseyArtContestrequirements.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Release Form and Registration </span></a><br></div><div><a href="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/JerseyArtContestdesignsheet.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jersey Design sheet</span></a><br></div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/tourdepinkartcontest/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:52:20 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cms/73/ http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/cms/73/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:45:38 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/pinknightoutraffleprizes/ <img alt="" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/PinkNightOutRafflePackagefinal.jpg" width="854" height="1065" /> http://www.pinkribbons.org/pinknightoutraffleprizes/ Fri, 28 May 2010 14:02:11 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/summergiftbags/ <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 6pt;"><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="../../attachments/wysiwyg/5/toiletrypic.jpg" style="height: 207px; width: 207px;" alt="" /></span></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Pink Ribbons Project needs you to help us fill our summer gift bags!</span></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Pink Ribbons Project is collecting items to put into gifts bags filled with spa items, lotions, sunglasses, scarves, sun screen, etc. for the patients who are screened at the </span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Harris County Hospital District Saturday Mammography Program.<br> <br> &nbsp;Search your bathroom drawers and&nbsp;closets for all the hotel shampoos, lotions, soaps or sample products you&nbsp;receive from your spa,&nbsp;hair stylist, etc.&nbsp; Please take the time to search and donate them to&nbsp;making these wonderful&nbsp;bags.</span></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Items can be delivered to Pink Ribbons Project Headquarters by June 1st</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">2449 South Blvd. Ste. 100</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Houston, TX 77098</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">713.524.PINK (7465)</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">M-F 9am - 5pm</span></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">We so appreciate your generosity!</span></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> http://www.pinkribbons.org/summergiftbags/ Wed, 26 May 2010 15:27:49 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/pinkpartners <div align="left"> <div align="center"><img style="width: 138px; height: 121px;" alt="" src="/attachments/wysiwyg/5/pinkpartners.jpg" border="0" width="138" height="121" /></div> <div align="center">&nbsp;</div> </div> <div>Pink Partners&nbsp;are ambassadors and stewards of Pink Ribbons Project, will be&nbsp;our new and longtime dedicated volunteers, and who, through their support,&nbsp;help us grow and flourish.&nbsp;Pink Partners&nbsp;are committed to promoting and fostering the growth and community of the Pink Ribbons Project as it continues along a strong and abundant stage of development.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>We encourage you to join us in this effort, and please invite&nbsp;others who want to help make a difference in the lives of those touched by breast cancer! If you are interested in becoming a Pink Partner, please call 713. 524.PINK (7465). Membership for 1 year is $50, and Lifetime membership is $1,000.</div> http://www.pinkribbons.org/pinkpartners Tue, 18 May 2010 21:44:32 GMT Content Managers http://www.pinkribbons.org/tourdepinkhowyouhelp From 2005 &#8211; 2009, you rode many miles, you raised more than $1.6 million, and you helped many people. Here&#8217;s how&#8230; Since its inception in 2005, Tour de Pink has helped Pink Ribbons Project make a powerful impact within the Greater Houston Area through the efforts of dedicated riders, volunteers, sponsors and all those who pledge. Here are some of the highlights from the past 4 years: You got the wheels spinning for Tour de Pink, and we have helped many of our partners get rolling by helping to provide mobile mammography units out in the community to connect with patients where they live, work and socialize. In 2008, we shared equally with Komen Houston in the purchase of a mobile van for The Rose Diagnostic Center to transport their Sophie Mammography Unit throughout the Greater Houston Area, providing annual mammograms to thousands of women. ($200,000) In 2007, Harris County Hospital District (HCHD) purchased their first-ever mobile mammography unit. Pink... http://www.pinkribbons.org/tourdepinkhowyouhelp Fri, 07 May 2010 17:28:51 GMT Survey http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/sur/?2 Objectives: <p><font color="#000000">Thank you for joining Pink Partners! We would love to best know&nbsp;how you can help Pink RIbbons Project! </font></p> <br><br>Release Date: 12-Mar-08 11:00 AM<br>Expiration Date: 10-Jun-08 11:00 AM<br>Please take a few minutes to fill out the following information. We greatly appreciate your input! http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/sur/?2 noemail@pinkribbons.org Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4721/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4721/13660-0567-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0567 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4721/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4720/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4720/13660-0562-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0562 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4720/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4719/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4719/13660-0561-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0561 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4719/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4718/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4718/13660-0556-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0556 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4718/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4717/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4717/13660-0552-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0552 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4717/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4716/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4716/13660-0551-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0551 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4716/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4715/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4715/13660-0547-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0547 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4715/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4714/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4714/13660-0545-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0545 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4714/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4713/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4713/13660-0543-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0543 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4713/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT photos http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4712/ <img src ="http://www.pinkribbons.org/tpeople/wwwPinkRibbons4.1/kbizzell/photos/4712/13660-0539-m.jpg" /><br>File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. <br><br> 13660-0539 File uploaded by Kate Bizzell. http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/photos/v/4712/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:55 GMT Courses http://www.pinkribbons.org/en/courses/view.asp?courseid=1
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