Meet a Survivor: Jackie Mungo
The Rivkin Center aims to foster an ever-growing community of survivors, patients, researchers, clinicians, advocates, and supporters — all working together in the fight against ovarian and breast cancer. Meet Jackie, a breast cancer survivor and Rivkin EDU Survivor. About Jackie Where are you from?I’m from Oakland, CA Where do you live now/what does a […]
A Gut Feeling: How advocating for my health led to early detection of breast cancer
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 when she was 50 years old. Luckily, she caught it at an early stage and after a mastectomy and hormone therapy, she’s been living cancer-free ever since. It was scary watching my mom go through such a big health scare when I was just 23. In […]
How Genetic Testing Helped Our Family Navigate Breast and Ovarian Cancer
My mother-in-law, Marcia, was first diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 38. Her older sister had been treated for breast cancer a few years before, so Marcia knew what to expect. Medicine had not yet linked genetics to cancer risk. Years later, science discovered the BRCA gene mutation and its link to breast […]
Meet a Survivor: Michele Kohorn
The Rivkin Center aims to foster an ever-growing community of survivors, patients, researchers, clinicians, advocates, and supporters — all working together in the fight against ovarian and breast cancer. Meet Michele, a breast cancer survivor and Rivkin Center education coordinator. ABOUT MICHELE Where are you from? I was born in Los Angeles, CA and grew […]
Meet a Survivor: Allisa Mensin
The Rivkin Center fosters an ever-growing community of survivors, patients, researchers, clinicians, advocates, and supporters — all working together in the fight against ovarian and breast cancer. Meet Allisa, an ovarian cancer survivor and SummeRun participant. ABOUT ALLISA Where are you from? Born in Seattle and raised in Burien Where do you live now/what does […]
Meet an Instructor: Sarena Perez
The Rivkin Center’s Education Program The Rivkin Center’s education program provides free health education workshops. Instructors educate women about their breast and ovarian health and cancer risks. Say hello to Sarena Perez, one of our instructors and an ovarian cancer survivor. ABOUT SARENA Where are you from? Sacramento, CA Where do you live now/what does […]
Meet an Instructor: Kristin Anderson
The Rivkin Center’s Education Program The Rivkin Center’s education program provides free health education workshops. Instructors educate women about their breast and ovarian health and cancer risks. Say hello to Kristin Anderson, one of our instructors. ABOUT KRISTIN Where are you from? I grew up in Prior Lake, Minnesota (30 minutes south of the Twin […]
Because of You: A thank you letter from an ovarian cancer survivor
My story In January 2017, I went in for my annual gynecological exam. During the exam, my gynecologist noted that my uterus seemed enlarged and, suspecting that I had fibroids, sent me for an ultrasound. While having the ultrasound I watched the monitor trying to decipher the gray blobs I saw, wondering how I’d fit […]
Lucky Cancer
Guest blogger Carol Reed shares the story of when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Each woman’s ovarian cancer story is unique, and Carol emphasizes that she speaks only for herself. This is her experience.
2016 SummeRun Honoree Jane Blaisdell
Our 2016 SummeRun honoree has supported the event in almost every way possible—a survivor, a team captain, a fundraiser, and one of the top survivor finishers in last year’s run.