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Taunia Oechslin Girls Night Out Donates $143,330 to the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center

On April 27, members of the Taunia Oechslin Girls Night Out (TOGNO) Foundation presented a donation of $143,330 to the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center (JMBCC) in support of patient care services. Each year, the Foundation holds an annual fundraising event that brings together breast cancer survivors, family, friends, and supporters. The 14th annual event …

Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center Turns 20

There is a famous Margaret Mead quote that says, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Nothing could be truer about the small group of local folks who believed that a breast care center in the small town of Windber, …

CSSIMMW Announces Milestone Publication of Nation’s First Standardized Genomic-Clinical Database, Correlating TCGA Molecular Signatures with Clinical End Points of 11,000 Patients Across 33 Cancer Types

The Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber (CSS Institute), a non-profit biomedical research institute, today announced findings from the first-ever comprehensive effort to systematically process, analyze and evaluate The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) clinical data and provide the clinical significance of molecular markers relative to outcomes and survival of the patients.

Arbutus Park Retirement Community Donates $1,010 to Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center

Arbutus Park Retirement Community raised $1,010 for the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center by holding a pink gob, pink ribbon lollipop, and cookie sale at their facility. Arbutus also hosted a �Pink Out� Dress-Down Day asking its 280 employees to donate towards the cause.

Panera Bread Honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Pink Ribbon Bagels

This October, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each Pink Ribbon Bagel� sold in the participating Johnstown and Altoona area Panera Bread bakery-cafes will be donated to Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center.

CSSIMMW/UPJ Partnership Results in Manuscript Publication

Four years ago, a joint venture was initiated between Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber (CSSIMMW) and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown which has led to the publication of a manuscript in the Journal of Translational Medicine.