
Have you, or someone you love, been diagnosed with breast cancer?
Genae Girard, close family member of Southwest Florida local, Sandy Kostick, just received a bit of good news from the New York Times.

Before Diagnosed
“A federal judge on Monday struck down patents on two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer. The decision, if upheld, could throw into doubt the patents covering thousands of human genes and reshape the law of intellectual property…(which is) a pretty significant impact on the future of medicine.”-New York Times

Genae Girard, author of, Off the Rack: Chronicles of a thirty-something, single, breast cancer survivor, was one of the plaintiffs in this Federal case. Good news goes a long way when fighting the difficulties of breast and ovarian cancer. With an estimated 476,126 women who pass away every year from breast cancer, medical treatment still has a long way to go.
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with breast cancer, click on some of the local links below to see what you can do and what is being done about this horrible disease.