by Kelsea Rounds | Nov 1, 2017 | Wellness
According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer. In the spirit of this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, West Michigan Woman’s Wine & Wig raised $46,000 to support Susan G. Komen Michigan,...
by Kelsea Rounds | Sep 26, 2017 | Profile
“I need to be alive for my kids.” Jori Phillips, a mother to three girls and one boy, was 35 when she felt a lump in her breast. She was breastfeeding her baby when one breast felt empty, and the other constantly felt full of milk. She went in for a...
by Kelsea Rounds | Oct 12, 2016 | Cityscene
Cancer is an obstacle many women will have to encounter in their lives. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approximately 12 percent of women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. NIH also estimates 60,050...
by Kelsea Rounds | Sep 21, 2016 | Cityscene
For eight years, a local race has been encouraging women affected by cancer with something very important—Bee Brave! On October 8, 2016, the Bee Brave 5K once again invites runners and walkers from all over West Michigan for a morning of exercise and an opportunity to...
by Kelsea Rounds | Oct 21, 2014 | Wellness
Van Andel Research Institute is pleased to host Nobel Laureate Michael S. Brown, M.D., who in October will give the special scientific seminar A Century of Cholesterol and Coronaries. Dr. Brown was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1985, along with...
