Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test

11/29/2025

✨Sip, Shop & Support!✨

Join us at Simply Meg's on Saturday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for a morning of bubbly, mimosas, and meaningful shopping — all to benefit earlier.org – Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test®. 💕

🛍️ Enjoy sips while you shop the latest styles, and feel good knowing that 10% of every purchase will be donated to fund innovative breast cancer research focused on earlier detection.

Bring your friends, raise a glass, and shop for a cause that truly makes a difference! 🥂💗

11/25/2025

💖 A BIG shoutout to Sunbird Storage - Battleground Ave Greensboro, for donating a storage unit to earlier.org! Thanks to your generosity, the merch for the Pink Ribbon Pop Up has a happy new home! 🩷 Your support keeps our mission going strong.

We couldn’t do it without amazing community partners like you! 🙌

Happy Holidays 🎄We're proud to support non-profits! We give free storage units to non-profits.

Here - our site manager, Adrena, is pictured with Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test Kara, Martha & Leslie.

We're stronger together!

11/25/2025

Welcome to this week's episode of Isn’t That Interesting?! We’re joined by Dr. Sasha E. Stanton, who was awarded a grant from earlier.org in 2019 for "The use of seven autoantibody targets as biomarkers to identify patients with breast atypia as compared to benign lesions by mammography."

To view this week's episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MrRTXAFBnfSZPaiKKZCfF?si=uM3nUn24TFi3RC0exiz3ng

Dr. Stanton is currently facing her own battle with lobular breast cancer. Her perspective is uniquely multifaceted — as a researcher dedicated to translational breast cancer research, a medical oncologist who treats patients with breast cancer, and now, as someone personally experiencing what her patients go through.

Dr. Stanton is a physician scientist with expertise in breast cancer and extensive training in molecular genetics and immunotherapy. Currently, she leads the Cancer Immunoprevention Laboratory at the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, a Providence Center of Excellence for immuno-oncology and cellular therapy. She is also a practicing physician at Providence (Portland, Oregon) and is board-certified in medical oncology and internal medicine.

11/18/2025

Welcome to this week's episode of Isn’t That Interesting?! We’re joined by Dr. Savannah Partridge, who was awarded a $40,000 grant from earlier.org in 2016 for "Non-contrast Diffusion-weighted MRI Tailored for Early Detection of Mammographically Occult Breast Cancer in Women with Dense Breasts." Using the data from this research, she received an NIH RO1 grant. "It validated that this could be a viable approach to reduce unnecessary biopsies."

To view - https://open.spotify.com/episode/78cOzu1W7cl6i0GDiaI0VZ?si=19EokdUUQm6AhxZiU529RA

Dr. Partridge is a Professor of Radiology in the breast imaging section at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She is the Research Director of Breast Imaging and the Director of the Quantitative Breast Imaging Lab. She has over 15 years of experience in the development of acquisition sequences and analysis software tools for clinical and translational magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications. A large focus of her work has been to investigate dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-weighted MRI for improved detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

11/17/2025

We had an absolute BLAST at Blastin’ for B***s at Shane's Sporting Clays! 💥🎀

Thank you to Trish and Shane for hosting such an incredible event and supporting earlier.org—your passion and generosity make a real difference. 💗

A shoutout as well to all the amazing sponsors (Cale Murray, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Euliss Propane, DRI, Piedmont Natural Gas, Smith Leonard PLLC, Ward Black Law, and Flow Honda in Winston-Salem) who helped make the day unforgettable.

From the delicious Brunswick Stew, ooey-gooey S’mores, and all the delicious desserts, it was the perfect fall day!

11/14/2025

THANK YOU to our incredible sponsors for supporting Blastin’ for B***s. Your generosity fuels life-saving research and brings us one step closer to an earlier detection method for breast cancer. We couldn’t do this without you! Now, let's go have a BLAST at Shane's Sporting Clays!
Thermo Fisher Scientific Euliss Propane Ward Black Law

11/11/2025

Welcome to this week's episode of Isn’t That Interesting?! In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jessica Tao, a medical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine. She was awarded a $20,000 grant from earlier.org in 2022 for “Early Detection of Breast Cancer Using Liquid Biopsy Approaches.”

To view the podcast -> https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FAHQ2MTMDUFk37ag8DMeP?si=hjQrcBCrT8WP8UsboemYXQ

Dr. Jessica Tao is a medical oncologist specializing in the care of patients with breast cancer. She co-leads the Cancer Center-wide Johns Hopkins Molecular Tumor Board, a multidisciplinary effort to interpret complex genomic information and provide individualized, precision oncology treatment recommendations to patients with all types of cancer.

In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Tao maintains an active clinical-translational research program dedicated to developing novel treatments to patients with advanced cancer. Her expertise and research focuses on finding and targeting the molecular changes that drive a person’s tumor and understanding novel mechanisms of response and resistance to targeted therapies. A second major area of her research is development and application of “liquid biopsy” technologies, including circulating tumor DNA, in the early detection and disease monitoring of breast cancer.

11/09/2025

A huge THANK YOU to Laura Lomax and Phil Barbee — and your wonderful family — for hosting Stew for the Girls, a fantastic fundraiser benefiting earlier.org! 💗

The stew was delicious, and the signature “Uncle Percy’s Mule” prepared by our favorite bartender, Phil, was a crowd favorite (of course!).

And thank you to Panera Bread/Covelli Enterprises for your donation of the baguettes. They complemented the stew perfectly.

We’re so grateful for your generosity, hospitality, and commitment to earlier.org. 💕

11/09/2025

Join us for an unforgettable day of fun and friendly competition at Shane's Sporting Clays, the FIRST Sporting Clays range in North Carolina!

👉 When: This Saturday, November 15
👉 Where: Shane’s Sporting Clays
👉 Cost: $95 per person

Each participant will shoot 25 clays, rotating in groups of five through four exciting stations. Whether you're a seasoned shooter or brand new to the sport, you’re guaranteed a blast for a great cause!

🍲 Enjoy delicious homemade Brunswick Stew, delectable desserts, refreshing beverages, and plenty of laughs throughout the day.

Perfect for:
💞 Couples’ day out
🎯 Guys’ or girls’ day out
🤝 Meeting new friends

Every shot helps raise awareness and funds for earlier.org – the nation’s only organization focused exclusively on identifying an earlier detection method for breast cancer. 💕

Don’t miss it, register now — earlier.org/events

11/04/2025

Take your weekend to the next level! Join us on Saturday, November 15, at Shane's Sporting Clays for a pink sporting clay shooting event that’s perfect for team building, client entertainment, or a great day out with friends and family.

Whether you’re coming with a group or flying solo, you’ll enjoy great company and even better shooting.

🎯 Individual tickets: $95
🤝 Sponsorship opportunities available

Register now for Blastin' for B***s and let’s make some unforgettable memories — with a bang! 💥
Online registration - https://www.earlier.org/event-details/blastin-for-boobs
or contact Leslie Conway - lconway@earlier.org

Shane's Sporting Clays

11/04/2025

Welcome to this week's episode of Isn’t That Interesting?! In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Ritesh Parajuli, who was awarded a $40,000 grant from earlier.org in 2020 for the Isolation of Circulating Cells for the detection of early breast cancer using a lateral cavity acoustic trasducer device.

To view this week's episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5r0OR0M5Nd3sdDmIXKxH04?si=GQ0yzla6Q6KLiRzExkkxXQ

Dr. Ritesh Parajuli is a University of California - Irvine Health medical oncologist who specializes in the management of patients with breast cancer.