Current research suggests that a reduction in breast cancer screenings at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to fewer early-stage and more late-stage breast cancer diagnoses in 2020 (latest statistics available) than in 2019, according to a study published by the journal JAMA Network Open.3

Many people experienced delayed or cancelled mammograms because of the pandemic, and these disruptions may have contributed to later-stage breast cancer diagnoses, when the disease is more difficult to treat.3,4

While mammography screenings rebounded overall by July 2020, the cumulative deficit of missed mammograms may have important public health consequences,5 including the furthering of health disparities.6

Since 2021, breast cancer diagnoses have exceeded lung cancer diagnoses, becoming the most diagnosed cancer worldwide.7,8

In the United States, it is estimated that about 287,850 women in 2022 will be diagnosed with breast cancer.9 Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the U.S., and this year it’s estimated that about 30% of all newly diagnosed cancers in women will be breast cancers.10

For those facing a breast cancer diagnosis, the treatment that follows can be challenging and time consuming. Additionally, the type of breast cancer a patient has — including triple negative, HER2+ or HR+ — impacts the type of treatment they’ll receive.

Dr. Ahmed Elkhanany, a breast cancer expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will discuss the latest news surrounding delays in breast cancer screenings and some of the recent treatment options. A patient share her experience too.

Interview courtesy: Genentech

1 American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society Recommendations for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/screening-tests-and-early-detection/american-cancer-society-recommendations-for-the-early-detection-of-breast-cancer.html. Accessed June 9, 2022.
2 American Cancer Society. Survival Rates for Breast Cancer. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/understanding-a-breast-cancer-diagnosis/breast-cancer-survival-rates.html. Accessed June 9, 2022.
3 Zhou J, et al. Comparison of Early- and Late-Stage Breast and Colorectal Cancer Diagnoses During vs Before the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2789064. Accessed June 1, 2022.
4 Elek P, et al. Effects of lower screening activity during the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer patient pathways: Evidence from the age cut-off of organized screening. Health Policy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851022001257?via%3Dihub. Accessed June 9, 2022.
5 Sprague B, et al. Changes in Mammography Utilization by Women’s Characteristics during the First 5 Months of the COVID- 19 Pandemic. JNCI. 29 March 2021. https://academic.oup.com/jnci/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jnci/djab045/6184869.
Accessed June 1, 2022.
6 DeGroff A, et al. COVID-19 impact on screening test volume through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer early detection program, January–June 2020, in the United States. Preventive Medicine. 2021. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743521001432?utm_campaign=11a0a4d458MR_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-11a0a4d458-153427414. Accessed June 1, 2022.
7 World Health Organization. Breast cancer now most common form of cancer: WHO taking action. https://www.who.int/news/item/03-02-2021-breast-cancer-now-most-common-form-of-cancer-who-taking-action. Accessed June 1, 2022.
8 International Agency for Research on Cancer. All-cancers fact-sheet. https://gco.iarc.fr/today/fact-sheets-cancers. Accessed June 10, 2022.
9 National Cancer Institute, The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER). Cancer Stat Facts: Female Breast Cancer. https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.html. Accessed June 10, 2022.
10 BreastCancer.org. U.S Breast Cancer Statistics. https://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc/statistics. Accessed June 10, 2022.

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CDC reports that an estimated 41% of U.S. adults delayed or avoided medical care during the pandemic.

And according to a 2021 article, breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screenings dropped by more than 80% during the pandemic. While screenings have since improved, they have not returned to normal levels. These missed screenings mean people will be diagnosed at a later stage of cancer when it’s more difficult to treat, and experts have predicted these delays will result in an excess of 10,000 deaths from breast and colorectal cancer alone.

CDC urges Americans not to wait for symptoms when it comes to cancer, including breast, cervical, colon and lung cancers. The CDC Foundation and its Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients program developed a PSA, poster campaign, and a Cancer Screening Guide to help educate and encourage people to get cancer screening tests that can prevent or detect cancer early. Many of those resources are also available in Spanish.

In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, CDC’s Dr. Lisa Richardson discusses the need for Americans to return to their routine healthcare appointments, cancer screenings, and cancer treatments.

Lisa Richardson, MD, MPH, is the director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Interview is courtesy: CDC Foundation

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What should people be aware of in terms of breast cancer screening and COVID-19?

Can you tell us about your experience treating people diagnosed with MBC? What are the biggest unmet needs and how is the treatment landscape changing?

What are some of the major challenges in MBC today?

Why is it so important for women to not delay routine mammogram screenings?

Where can the MBC community go for more information and support?

BIO-Dr. Bhuvana Ramaswamy is a breast cancer oncologist, physician-scientist at the James. She leads the breast medical oncology section and is also the Chair of the Clinical Scientific Review Committee for the James. Her research interests are in drug-resistance and racial disparities in cancer outcomes. Her lab focuses on finding the molecular link between breastfeeding and risk of breast cancer. She was named as one the “top 27 breast medical oncologists” in the nation by Forbes in 2017 and recently received the Mazzaferri-Ellison Society of Master Clinicians Award.

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Interview is Courtesy: Seagen

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TOMORROW, November 5th, at 7:30pm Eastern Time, VIRTUAL ONLINE SCREENING.

Film Daily Review

Confront the past with the indie film ‘The Reunion’

SOHO Screening
Here’s the info on SOHO : https://watch.eventive.org/sohofilmfest/play/61746f96b134020052e296de . Online screening of THE REUNION followed by Q&A. Friday November 5th at 7:30pm EDT.

Bradshaw Law Group P.C. was honored to serve as Production Legal.

Special thanks to Beatrice Kimmel at EMPKT PR for great publicity.

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Queens, New York (April 6, 2021) – “The Show Must Go On!”
In light of the global health pandemic, the 11th Annual Queens World Film Festival (Queens World) is set to return to the Museum of the Moving Image and Kaufman Astoria Studios while also streaming the entire festival on FilmFestivalFlix.com from Wednesday, June 23rd to Saturday July 3rd.
Queens World has assembled an impressive
Jury and Selection Committee.

“Working with our talented group of screeners and jury members is inspiring and reminds us that film and filmmakers celebrate our yearning to tell the world our stories. This year’s selections include documentaries, narratives, animated and experimental films that take on longing for acceptance, protecting our world, creating community, change, endurance, freedom and survival.” said Queens World Preston Cato
“We are bringing together award-winning filmmakers, industry professionals and community members, which reflects the festival’s mission to select and screen films that represent both the indie film community and the community of Queens, the World’s Borough.” stated Queens World Executive Director Katha Cato.
A varied and inclusive group committed their services to judge the films and award prizes in each genre. The complete Queens World Jury and Screening Committee can be found here
The festival’s Jury and Screening Committee
Candy Kugel is an award-winning animator and longtime voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences and the TV Academy. She began her career at Perpetual Motion Pictures and has over a dozen award-winning independent shorts included in MoMA’s Film Archives:
“My favorite thing about Queens is that there are over 800 languages spoken and more cultures than any place on Earth. My expectation is that the festival will reflect that!”
Andi Reiss is an award-winning independent documentary producer/director, photographer, editor, writer and educator, based between Oxford (UK) and NYC. As a member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain his work has screened around the world:
“I’m honored to view such a feast of culturally diverse content. Queens World is a special event, it encourages and exposes the talented creatives who put everything on the line for the sake of their art.”
Kris Sorbi Reiss As the original creator of Ombré and former Global Artistic Director, Redken NYC, her diverse background as an art director, colour innovator, educator, business consultant, video producer and director gives her the unique ability to integrate technology, influence trends and inspire fashion-forward artistry:
“I have been mesmerized the films I have viewed and judged… what an honor to watch hours and hours of hard work, commitment and dedication by filmmakers and their crews from all over the world.”
Samantha L. Roppola was born and raised in Brooklyn and that’s where they plan to stay. Being a filmmaker/scriptwriter in NYC is exciting as there’s never a lack of new stories and ideas. Through a wondrous series of events Sam landed an internship at Queens World and worked her way up to Screening Committee Associate.
Luc Papineua has been a fan of the arts from a young age and has performed with Unity Stage Company for 7 years. Also, he has reviewed performances on theatre websites. He enjoys watching films, especially documentaries and is a theatre major at Borough of Manhattan Community College.

Phil Ballman is the Director of Cultural Affairs and Tourism for Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and an internationally recognized performing arts professional with over two decades of experience as drummer and percussionist, concert and event producer, entrepreneur, and educator.
Barbara Vasconez is the Program Manager at New York Women in Film & Television. Before joining NYWIFT and has worked for a variety of film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Rooftop Films, Hamptons Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, DOC NYC, and the Nantucket Film Festival.
This year’s Festival submissions reveal an increased concern for the weakest among us and many express the yearning for connection that has been deprived us all throughout the quarantine.

In addition to the annual festival, QWFF includes year-round screening opportunities for QWFF alumni, special events to bring the Indie film community together, industry networking events, and an educational initiative for youth and seniors.
Festival Sponsors include Investors Bank, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Resorts World, with several hotels in Queens that are offering discounts to the visiting filmmakers and their guests – including the Paper Factory.

The Queens World Film Festival is a program of the Queens World Film Initiative, Inc., a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.

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Celebrates Screening of “A Passion For Giving”

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Powerhouse philanthropists Jean Shafiroff and Henry Buhl were part of a panel of speakers on hand to celebrate the screening of Robin Melanie Leacock’s documentary “A Passion For Giving” Saturday in Southampton. Jean Shafiroff spoke about the great benefits of giving, her life  and the importance of teaching future generations to become philanthropists. Animal activist and actress Missy Hargraves took the stage to introduce the PBS film in which she is featured along with Henry Buhl, Donna Karan, Count Alexandre de Lesseps, Carolina Herrera, MTV founder John Sykes, and RUN DMC’s Darryl McDaniels with cameos by Dan Ackroyd, Richard Branson, Roger Waters, Fran Liebowitz, and President Bill Clinton. Candace Bushnell, along with “The Grandfather of Venture Capitalism, Alan Patricof, legendary concert promoter Ron Delsener, and G.E. Smith of SNL fame showed up.

Jean made an appearance at a private dinner hosted by Buhl attended by LuAnn de Lesseps, and Pamela O’Connor; then joined other movie-goers that dined at the all new Union Sushi & Steak a modern take on the steakhouses of old; who donated a portion of proceeds to The Southampton Animal Shelter. The sold-out socially-distanced event, touted by Vanity Fair as “honest, heartfelt, and inspirational,” launches a nation-wide tour of the film about philanthropy.

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About Jean Shafiroff 

Jean Shafiroff is renowned for her charitable giving and commitment to philanthropy. She chairs numerous galas and hosts many events benefiting several not-for-profit organizations each year and is the author of Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give, a book which serves as a practical guide for both the aspiring and seasoned philanthropist. She serves on the boards of six charitable organizations, including the New York City Mission Society, Southampton Hospital Association, French Heritage Society, Couture Council (Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology),  Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation Honorary Board,   and Global Strays. She is an Honorary Trustee of the Jewish Board and served on their board for 28 years.  She is also an ambassador for the American Humane Society and  is their national spokesperson for their Feed the Hungry Covid-19 Program.  She serves as  the Ambassador-at-large for the Southampton Animal Shelter. In addition, Jean is a New York Women’s Foundation Board Alumna who remains very active with the Foundation and women’s issues. A volunteer fundraiser, leader, and spokesperson for several charitable causes, Jean Shafiroff’s philanthropic work includes improving the lives of underserved populations, animal rights, women’s rights and well-being, and health care.  Jean has been honored for her philanthropic work countless times.  Some of the groups that have honored her include the Stony Brook Southampton Hospital,  American Heart Association, American Cancer Society , NYC Mission Society, NYC Mission Society , Surgeons of Hope , the Hadassah  and the  Jewish Board.

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Invitation to an online screening of
The Man who Saved the World
an award-winning, feature length movie
Starring Stanislav Petrov, Sergey Shnyryov, Nataliya Vdovina and Kevin Costner.
With Robert De Niro, Matt Damon and Walter Cronkite

Monday September 28,
4pm Central European Time
10am Eastern Standard Time

followed by discussion with the movie director and screen writer Peter Anthony
Click here to register.

On September 26, 1983, an incident unfolded at a Soviet nuclear early warning facility that nearly led to a nuclear war by accident.

The Man Who Saved the World is a feature length movie about Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who prevented the nuclear false alarm incident from becoming a nuclear holocaust.
The movie recreates those tense times in the Soviet nuclear facility, and then follows Petrov 30 years later when the incident is revealed to the West and Petrov is invited for the first time to the United Nations and the USA.

The movie has won a number of awards including the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Best Feature Film. Click here for the movie trailer. Click here for a short, powerful interview with Stanislav Petrov by PNND Council Member Jonathan Granoff.

This special screening is held in conjunction with the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, the anniversary of the incident portrayed in the film.

It will be introduced by Michaela Sorensen, United Nations Youth Association of Denmark. It will be followed by a live discussion and the opportunity for you to ask questions with Peter Anthony, Director and Screenwriter of the movie.

The movie screening will be followed by a live discussion with movie director and screenwriter Peter Anthony, with the opportunity for you to ask questions.

More on International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons:

Read the UN Secretary-General’s message commemorating the day ‘Opting for Strategic Competition over Cooperation Makes Nuclear Dangers More Acute’;

The UN General Assembly will hold a High Level event on October 2 to commemorate the day. Click here to send a message to governments calling on them to pledge to never start a nuclear war and to eliminate all nuclear weapons by the 100th anniversary of the UN.

Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) is a global network of legislators working on a range of initiatives to prevent nuclear proliferation and to achieve a nuclear weapons free world.

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Presents the Film

There is a growing movement of people who draw on values, creativity, and
the power of human consciousness to clarify and guide their financial
choices. People want their money life (where they earn, spend and invest
their money) to better reflect the values espoused in their personal and
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Join us for a screening of the 20 minute version of the powerful and
inspirational feature documentary film PLANETARY. PLANETARY is a
cross-continental cinematic journey that challenges viewers to reconsider
our relationship with our home and asks us to rethink our relationship with
ourselves, each other and the world around us – to remember that we are a
Planetary community made up of Planetary citizens.

In a stunning visual exploration, this documentary film interweaves imagery
from NASA Apollo and Space Shuttle missions with visions of the Milky Way,
Buddhist monasteries in the Himalayas, and the cacophonous sounds of
downtown Tokyo and Manhattan, with intimate interviews from renowned
astronauts and environmental experts. PLANETARY sheds a new light on the
ways our worldview is profoundly affecting life on our planet.

Following the screening, Jeff Gitterman, the associate producer of
PLANETARY and co-founding partner of Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC will
be on hand to participate in a discussion and Q&A. Gitterman a thought
leader in the field of Sustainable, Impact, and ESG (Environmental, Social,
Governance) Investing, will also speak about Sustainable and Impact
Investing.

The first 20 people to register will get a free copy of Jeff Gitterman’s
book: “Beyond Success; Redefining the Meaning of Prosperity,” a wealth
management primer for the soul. He will sign books following the screening
and conversation. Don’t miss this important, profound and impactful evening
of movie, conversation and book signing.

“For the first time I not only saw the fragility our planet, I felt it.”

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Time: 7:00 pm

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Joseph J. Sitt & The Sephardic Heritage Museum
Present the Screening of

The Syrian Jewish Community

Our Journey Through History ~ Episode 5
A Community Grows in Brooklyn
1945-1965

Premiere Showing
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Kings Theatre
1027 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, NY 11226
Doors Open 5:30pm, 7:00pm Showtime

For Tickets, call Ticketmaster 800-745-3000
www.ticketmaster.com or www.kingstheatre.com

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