TNBC Day

Virtual Events 2025
TNBC Day 2025 Kick-Off on Instagram LIVE
Join TNBC Foundation Executive Director, Hayley Dinerman, Founder and CEO of Touch, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance, Ricki Fairley, and Cancer Fashionista Founder, Melissa Berry as they kick off TNBC Awareness Month on TNBC Day 3-3. Follow along throughout the month for our virtual events lineup and see how you can be part of our, Power of 3 Mission to raise awareness and funds for TNBC research.

Tuesdays with TNBC Friends - Special TNBC Month Edition!
Join us and our guest moderator, TNBC Thriver, Dania Francis, for a Zoom meet-up with other patients and thrivers at every stage. Share information, treatment experiences, tips and support during this participant-led discussion.
This event has ended. Please join us for an upcoming meet-up at tnbcfoundation.org

The Doctor Is In - Featuring TV and Film Actress, Toks Olagundoye
Join us on Facebook (BlackDoctor.org) for a special TNBC Awareness Month episode of "The Doctor Is In" featuring TV and Film Actress, Toks Olagundoye who is also a TNBC Thriver and TNBC Day Ambassador!

Interview with Zhe Ying
TNBC Board member and thriver Melissa Berry interviews TNBC researcher, Zhe Ying, Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai about his research funded by the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation and the AACR NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research.

Metastatic Monday - Special TNBC Month Edition!
Metastatic TNBC Thriver, Deltra James will moderate this special Metastatic Monday chat. Share information, treatment tips and support with other metastatic TNBC thrivers.
This event has ended. Please join us for an upcoming meet-up at tnbcfoundation.org

Art Therapy Workshop
Storytelling is one of the cornerstones of how you make sense of your experiences and integrate them into your identity. Art therapy is a highly effective tool that gently engages you in the process of telling the story of your breast cancer experience. Stephanie, an Art Therapist and TNBC survivor, will guide you through the process. No artistic talent is necessary to benefit from this practice; all you need are some basic art therapy supplies and an open mind!
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Dear Cancer I'm Beautiful (Podcast)
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month is the perfect time to highlight the latest breakthroughs in TNBC research. In this special episode of "Dear Cancer, I’m Beautiful", host Melissa Berry of Cancer Fashionista Foundation is joined by Ricki Fairley of Touch, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance, and Hayley Dinerman of TNBC Foundation to discuss the progress being made and the work still ahead. Topics include:
✨ Key takeaways from SABCS 2024
🧬 New immunotherapy & targeted therapies
💰 The impact of the AACR research grant
⚖️ Efforts to close racial disparities

Interview with Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky (IG LIVE)
Dr. Teplinsky is a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic oncology. She is the head of breast and gynecological medical oncology at Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care in Paramus, New Jersey, and a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Her clinical and research interests focus on young women with breast cancer, survivorship, exercise oncology, and the use of social media in oncology.

Gentle and Restorative Yoga with Dania Francis (Zoom)
Dania Francis, RN, MSN, FNP-BC is a 200-hr RYT and Reiki Healer. Dania has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and enjoys teaching Gentle, Vinyasa, Restorative, Prenatal, and Meditation. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, Dania brings a special skillset to her classes with great knowledge of health for the whole body and mind. Dania creates a safe place for her students, and leads classes intuitively based on the energy in the room. Yoga is meant to meet you where you are in life, a time to breathe, and move your body giving you what you need in the moment. Students can expect to feel welcomed, supported, and free to explore mind/body connection at their own level of comfort. Your mat is a sacred place, and she is grateful to lead others on their journey.
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The Doctor is In
Join us on Facebook (BlackDoctor.org) for this special episode of The Doctor Is In where we will discuss the collaborative efforts that went into creating the new website, blacktnbcsanctuary.org. Guests will include representatives from TNBC Foundation, Touch The Black Breast Cancer Alliance, Nueva Vida and the American Association for Cancer Research.

Sexual Health Zoom Chat with Melissa Berry and Deltra James
Join TNBC Thrivers, Melissa Berry and Deltra James in an open and honest discussion about sexual health and intimacy after a cancer diagnosis. Put the kids in the other room because nothing is off-limits for this discussion!
This event has ended. Similar content can be found on the podcast "Dear Cancer I'm Beautiful" - Link below.

Cancer Out Loud Podcast
In this episode of Cancer Out Loud, host Cassie Spector (oncology social worker and CancerCare's Breast and Gynecological Cancer Program Coordinator) speaks with Allison McNeill, a Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Day ambassador, about her experience with TNBC. They discuss the challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship and the importance of support systems and community. Allison shares her experiences navigating family dynamics, communicating with her children, and balancing work and health during treatment. The conversation emphasizes the need for advocacy, awareness, and the emotional complexities of living with triple negative breast cancer.

Instagram Live Discussion with Dania Francis and Hayley Dinerman
TNBC Foundation Executive Director, Hayley Dinerman and TNBC Thriver, Dania Francis discuss the important role advocacy organizations play in helping individuals navigate a serious medical diagnosis and the programs and support offered by the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation and other organizations.

Thursdays with TNBC Friends - Special TNBC Month Edition!
Join us and our guest moderator, TNBC Thriver, Chance Osborne, for a Zoom meet-up with other patients and thrivers at every stage. Share information, treatment experiences, tips and support during this participant-led discussion.
This event has ended. Please join us for an upcoming meet-up at tnbcfoundation.org

Writing Therapy Workshop
Journaling is a great way to process thoughts and feelings about your TNBC diagnosis. April Stearns @wildfire_bc_magazine of Wildfire Magazine will help guide you in this process with suggested writing prompts and more.

Caregiver and Partner Chat (Zoom)
Join us for our first-ever zoom chat specifically for caregivers and partners! Led by metastatic TNBC Thriver, Deltra James and Steve Berry who supported both his daughter and wife through their breast cancer treatments and continues to support them as they navigate survivorship.
