Fighting an uphill battle
Eva Miranda Crawford and Tracey Bruckner, left to right, both are living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Courtesy

Fighting an uphill battle

“When will you be done with treatment?” It’s the most common question metastatic breast cancer patients receive, but also one of the hardest to answer. Unfortunately, unlike many other forms…

Canyon Country resident reflects on battle with breast cancer
Patty Rowdon finished her last breast cancer treatment. 080321 Dan Watson/The Signal

Canyon Country resident reflects on battle with breast cancer

Longtime Canyon Country resident Patty Rowdon had just lost her mother to cancer a few months earlier when she received the news: She had breast cancer. Rowdon’s mother fought a…

Hope and motivation amid metastatic breast cancer
Eva Crawford stands with her children Hudson, 8, Layla, 6, and Tucker, 10 (from left to right). October 19, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Hope and motivation amid metastatic breast cancer

They call it the sleeping bear. To the three Crawford kids, each of ages 10 and younger, their mother, Eva, has a condition that’s best when it lays low and…

SCV Sheriff’s Station participates in Pink Patch Project
Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station dispatcher, Julie Garcia, left, and Detective Cheryl Hartman display pink patches for Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station in Valencia on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Dan Watson/the signal

SCV Sheriff’s Station participates in Pink Patch Project

For the second year, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department personnel were given the opportunity to trade out their regular patches for pink ones for October, in honor of Breast Cancer…

Sheila R. Veloz Breast Center launches service to ID women at high risk of breast cancer
Mara Shay, RN Manager Women's Imaging Services, left, gets a demonstration of the new Ambry Care Program chat questionnaire from Becky Reinhart, Enterprise Solutions Specialist at Sheila R. Veloz Breast Center at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Dan Watson/The signal

Sheila R. Veloz Breast Center launches service to ID women at high risk of breast cancer

Knowing if you’re at increased risk for breast cancer just got a little easier at the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Center at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital with a new service…

‘Ride for a Cure’ for breast cancer
Event Coordinator Janet Cheveres, right, pushes participant Rick Boggs, wearing a pink wig for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, during his two-hour ride at the annual Henry Mayo Ride for a Cure event held at Santa Clarita Athletic Club in Newhall on Friday, October 18, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

‘Ride for a Cure’ for breast cancer

After spin instructor Janet Cheveres began to realize that many of her students were either breast cancer survivors, currently battling it or have family doing so, she decided she wanted…

Bras for a Cause supports breast cancer awareness, fighters and survivors
Models walk down the catwalk to show off custom bras that were being auctioned off to raise money for women fighting breast cancer at Bras For a Cause, which was held at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Saturday. Bobby Block/The Signal

Bras for a Cause supports breast cancer awareness, fighters and survivors

In a night filled with fantasy, models and charity, hundreds of local residents attended the 16th annual Bras for a Cause event hosted by Soroptimist International of Valencia Saturday. In…

Upcoming class aims to demystify questions and concerns about breast health and breast cancer at Henry Mayo
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Dan Watson/The Signal

Upcoming class aims to demystify questions and concerns about breast health and breast cancer at Henry Mayo

To coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is offering a class on clearing away the myths behind breast cancer at “Breast Health Demystified – An Evening of Awareness” on Oct. 23.

Single mother battling cancer for the fourth time; community comes together to help
Jennifer Kennedy was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. After two more diagnosis since, she is now fighting cancer for the fourth time. Courtesy Photo

Single mother battling cancer for the fourth time; community comes together to help

Single mother Jennifer Kennedy has heard,” you have cancer,” more than once in her life. She was first told in 1997, and now, for the fourth time, she is on…

Sierra Vista students raise thousands for breast cancer research
Students who participated in Denim Day and donated $5 to breast cancer pose for the “Wear Pink” group photo at Sierra Vista Junior High School on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Christina Cox/The Signal

Sierra Vista students raise thousands for breast cancer research

For the past 13 years, students at Sierra Vista Junior High School have worked together to raise money for breast cancer research. The annual “Denim Day” event encourages students to…

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