The Actors Fund

Join The Women in the Biz May 2nd

As We Walk to Fight Women's Cancers!

Join The Women in the Biz and people from all corners of the entertainment world on Saturday, May 2nd, as part of The Actors Fund (Team 23) at the 12th Annual Revlon Run/Walk for Women and support The Fund’s Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative (PNWHI), created to address the myriad of concerns women face when dealing with a serious medical condition! 

 See you May 2nd for a great event and a great cause!

Photo Credit:  Tracey Huffman

The Actors Fund Women in the Biz NYC - Leadership Committee 2009

Lynn Redgrave: Trustee, The Actors Fund

Barbara Davis: Deputy Executive Director, The Actors Fund

Nina Lannan: General Manager, Nina Lannan & Associates

Lynne Meadow: Artistic Director, Manhattan Theatre Club

Phyllis Newman: Trustee, The Actors Fund

Wendy Orshan: General Manager, 101 Productions

Kathleen Raitt: Vice President-Corporate Relations, Nederlander Producing Company of America, Inc.

Roberta Reardon: National President, AFTRA

Kate Shindle: Actor, Actors’ Equity Council Member

Jae Je Simmons: New York Division Executive Director, Screen Actors Guild

Charlotte St. Martin: Executive Director, The Broadway League

Abbie Strassler: Broadway General Manager

Click here to register for Actors Fund Team 23

Click here to volunteer for Actors Fund Team 23

NOTE: When signing up to volunteer for The Actors Fund team 23, turn off your “pop-up” blocker and select team 23 under team number. Then hit “tab,” and The Actors Fund will pop up as your team. Then select “The Actors Fund” from the pull down menu under “Group/Organization,” but DO NOT select a job assignment. The assignment for The Fund is pre–selected for you.

Questions?  Please contact:

David Engelman, Manager, Special Events

The Actors Fund

212.221.7300 ext.134 or dengelman@actorsfund.org

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Please watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D_5tXybj-E

Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare, advanced form of breast cancer that is usually not detected by mammograms or ultrasounds. Inflammatory breast cancer accounts for only about 2% of breast cancers. Unlike other forms of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer does not usually grow as a solid tumor. Instead, inflammatory breast cancer is characterized by breast cancer cells blocking the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. Inflammatory breast cancer may cause the breast to become red, swollen, and warm. www.cancercenter.com

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is not a new type of breast cancer, but it is very important to distinguish IBC from other types of breast cancer because there are major differences in its symptoms, prognosis, and treatment.

"Inflammatory" or "inflammation" refers to changes in the body's tissues that can be caused by injury, irritation, or infection. This reaction typically involves redness, warmth, and swelling in the involved parts of the body. These symptoms are caused by increased blood flow and the buildup of white blood cells.

Common signs and symptoms of IBC can include: www.cancer.org

• breast swelling, which is usually sudden with one breast much larger than the other
• itching
• a pink, red, or dark colored area, sometimes with a texture like the skin of an orange
• ridges and thickened areas of the skin
• breast feeling warm to the touch
• nipple retraction
• breast pain

Tell Us Your Story- Why do you walk?

Many of you have appeared on our website and in brochures, posters, and several of our other print materials. This year is no different. However, we would also like to offer you the opportunity to share your personal stories.

Every year a photo with an accompanying story is chosen to appear on the cover of the EIF Revlon Run/Walk brochure. Additionally, we will be featuring your personal stories in our e-mail newsletters. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your stories (with the subject line “Why I Walk”) along with a photograph via email to: info@revlonrunwalk.com or by mail to P.O. Box 582, Orange, CT 06477. If you have any questions, you can reach the NYC event hotline at 212-379-3199.

We also encourage you to post your story right here on our message board, where you can leave uplifting comments, interact with and get to know your fellow participants. We rely on each and every one of you to help us tell the stories that make this event so very special!