Karen Oldham Foundation

07/21/2025

07/27/2017

This video and the hope it brings reminds us that, with Cancer, we have to not miss the Dance, the life, and the moments despite its potential destruction of it. We must...deny it all along the way...and fight it like warriors! Please give to research!

Garth Brooks Very Emotional Concert Moment! Brings me to tears every time I watch it. So Thankful to have been there.

07/18/2017

Very promising therapy...

In 2014, at the age of 41, Barbara Popoli was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, or IBC.

05/12/2017

This is one of the physicians whose research we funded in 2016! Thought you could see your money in action...Thank You for your generous giving to fund IBC research through the Karen Oldham Foundation!

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Forum is sponsored by the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Program at the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers, is open to all patients with inflammatory breast cancer and their loved ones.

04/13/2017

A RIBBON FOR IBC!!!!

The IBC community has long wished for a ribbon that was unique for this subset of cancer. Inspired by requests of IBC sisters and in addition to Stage 4 Cancer movements bringing attention to late stage cancer, we feel the time is now to create a ribbon unique to us. An IBC sister, Tess Skaggs, photographer and graphic artist, has offered a series of designs for consideration. These four designs reflect by the color choices, reflect IBC. The use of pink, as IBC is a form of breast cancer, a well-established color in the cancer world. However, the use of orange/salmon reflects the unique skin presentation, of the orange peal type skin, skin thickening, or other changes not thought of with breast cancer. The use of black is incorporated into the ribbon to reflect that this is an aggressive disease, and to remember sisters who fought before us. The ribbon is to be one of hope and solidarity and will be made available for sisters to share as they tell the world about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

Special thanks to Terry Arnold and the IBC Network for the introductory paragraph above and for spear heading this effort.

PLEASE VOTE! This is another step in strengthening IBC awareness.

Please cast your vote by using the form below. No special login account is needed to vote.

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The IBC community has long wished for a ribbon that was unique for this subset of cancer. Inspired by requests of IBC sisters to have a distinct ribbon from the typical pink ribbon for early stage breast cancer, and in addition to Stage 4 cancer movements bringing attention to late stage cancer, we…

03/31/2017

This woman is amazing. The therapy has great hope. Lets fund the research for this and other clinical trials. We can beat IBC!

03/12/2017

A few pictures from last night's St. Patty's Day Bash for the Karen Oldham Foundation. So many thanks to all who attended, brought great fun and energy to the event, and supported research for IBC. MANY THANKS....can't wait to do it again!!!

02/19/2017

Get tickets at www.karenoldhamfoundation.org or call 717-3204-5572.

02/11/2017

01/22/2017

Party for a Cause with PENTAGON!!! March 11. Tickets @
karenoldhamfoundation.org

12/28/2016

A thank you to all the GIVERS to the Karen Oldham Foundation and IBC research in 2016! Peace and Joy in the New Year!!

Two kinds of people in the world...

11/24/2016

Exploring a New Approach to Treating Aggressive Breast Cancers 0 By Anna Williams on Nov 22, 2016 Massimo Cristofanilli, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, was a co-author of the study. A new strategy for targeting a protein called GRP78 — overexpressed in many breast…