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The Lord your God is with you …

In My Favorite Bible Verses by Barbara Jacoby

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com

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Dream lofty dreams, and as …

In Thought For The Day by Barbara Jacoby

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.” – John Ruskin   Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com

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Dana-Farber Study Finds Stage IV Breast Cancer Increasing in Incidence and Proportion Over the Last Decade

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

From: dana-farber.org A new study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute shows that cases of stage IV breast cancer, a common but largely difficult to treat disease, are increasing both in incidence and as a proportion of all breast cancer diagnoses. According to the findings, published today JAMA Network Open, the incidence rate of stage IV breast cancer has increased significantly, from …

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This I know. This I believe with all my heart …

In Thought For The Day by Barbara Jacoby

“This I know. This I believe with all my heart. If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it!” – Eleanor Roosevelt Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that …

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Why Black Women Are Less Likely to Survive a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

From: healtthline.com Key takaways Black women have a 5-year breast cancer survival rate of 84% compared to 93% for white women, making breast cancer the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for Black women. These disparities stem from systemic racism affecting income, insurance, and healthcare access — not biological differences. Racism is increasingly recognized as a root cause of less favorable …

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Nothing is eternal but that which …

In Thought For The Day by Barbara Jacoby

“Nothing is eternal but that which is done for God and others. That which is done for self dies” – John H Aughey Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com

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Understanding Female Breast Cancer Before Age 40

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

From: healthline.com According to the National Cancer Insititute, the average 30-year-old American woman has a 1 in 204Trusted Source chance of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis within the next 10 years. By age 40, this risk increases to 1 in 65, and by age 70, this risk is 1 in 24. Although the odds of female breast cancer are much …

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“Sometimes we should let thing …

In Thought For The Day by Barbara Jacoby

“Sometimes we should let thing happen and never try to control it. Every action has some a positive motive behind it.” – Bharat B Tiwari Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com

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Yale-led technology receives FDA approval for breast cancer treatment

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

By: Meg Dalton From: yale.edu More than a decade ago, Yale chemist Craig Crews founded a biotechnology company in New Haven based on his pioneering research into PROTACs (or PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera), a technology that treats certain types of cancer and other diseases by degrading the proteins that cause them. That company, Arvinas, has since developed a PROTAC therapy called vepdegestrant, …