Actress Olivia Munn announced last week that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer – a diagnosis that would have been missed if not for her calculating her risk and working with her doctor to act accordingly. Because of her heightened risk, she and her doctor pursued additional screenings, and she found her cancer sooner than she otherwise would have. How to find out how at risk you are for breast cancer It’s always scary to hear about someone – celebrity or no– receiving a diagnosis. But the good news is, you have tools at your fingertips to overcome fear by arming yourself ..read more

Quick Facts: Every 14 seconds, a woman is told, “You have breast cancer” (BCRF, 2023). Every minute, a woman dies from breast cancer (WHO, 2023). Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the world’s most commonly-diagnosed cancer (WCRF, 2022). Survival rates in high-income countries far exceed those in low-income countries (WHO, 2023). How we are working to change the picture It is our mission at the Know Your Lemons Foundation to improve early detection of breast cancer worldwide through creative and empowering education. We do this through three initiatives: our early detection a ..read more

Born Augusta Ada Byron on December 10, 1815, Lovelace was the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and Anne Isabella Milbanke. Raised by her mother, Lovelace showed early signs of exceptional intelligence and a keen interest in mathematics and science. Despite the societal norms of her time, which often discouraged women from pursuing academic and intellectual pursuits, Lovelace defied expectations and pursued her passion for mathematics with vigor. Outside of her academic pursuits, Lovelace was known for her insatiable curiosity and creative spirit. She had a keen interest in the arts, par ..read more

Before delving into Dr. Jane Cooke Wright's remarkable contributions to the field of oncology, it's essential to understand who she was as a person outside of her professional career. Born on November 30, 1919, in New York City, Wright hailed from a family deeply rooted in medicine. Her father, Louis T. Wright, was one of the first African American graduates of Harvard Medical School and a prominent surgeon, while her mother, Corinne Cooke Wright, was a public school teacher. Growing up in such an environment undoubtedly shaped Wright's aspirations and instilled in her a profound sense of pur ..read more

Happy International Women's Day! We’re loving this year’s theme of #InspireInclusion, as that exact sentiment is core to our work of promoting breast health world-wide. We remain committed to building a more inclusive and equitable access to breast health education for all. #InspireInclusion in Breast Health The free breast cancer education and breast health monitoring that Know Your Lemons provides crucially transcends barriers of race, age, ability, faith, body image, gender identity, geographic location, and economic status, ensuring that every individual, regardless of background, has acc ..read more

The Byrd Cancer Education and Advocacy Foundation is dedicated to empowering individuals in their fight against cancer by providing crucial support and essential resources. Our mission is to deliver pertinent information and guide individuals towards the necessary tools to effectively combat their cancer journey. We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Know Your Lemons, as both organizations have personal connections to cancer. From our Vice President, Shogunny McBeth-Alexander, a breast cancer thriver, to board members Curry J. Bailey III and Alvin R. Fields, who have overcome prost ..read more

We’re delighted to welcome aboard Sabrina Skiles as our new Ambassador Lemonista Coordinator! As the Ambassador Lemonista Coordinator, Sabrina will foster existing Know Your Lemons Ambassador relationships, develop activities to help Ambassadors introduce Know Your Lemons to more communities, both online and in person, and recruit & onboard new Ambassadors. We look forward to her growing this program with her expertise as a breast cancer advocate and survivor, writer, and social influencer. A History of Advocacy Sabrina is a breast cancer advocate, lifestyle creator, and founder of Sabrin ..read more

Emmy Pastillero, has been a Know Your Lemons educator since September of last year. Thanks to our partnership with Hologic she took the course in becoming a certified breast health educator to teach her family and friends about early detection of breast cancer. In her own words she recounts why she wanted to take the Know Your Lemons breast health education course: “Belgium is where I call home, my roots are in the Philippines. Despite having access to good health services, Belgians have the highest cumulative risk of getting breast cancer. I know no one of my family back in the Philippines ..read more

Hello! I’m Becky. It’s really great to be here. About me I’m a sailor, adventure cyclist, doting aunt & dog-mom (meet North), and aspiring (read: very much flailing) DIYer in a 130-year-old fixer-upper on the NY-Canadian border. Professionally, I’ve been a scrappy full-stack marketer since the mid-oughts, working with tech startups and small businesses in the travel, education, and creative industries. My Lemon Connection Toward the end of October of 2020, I spotted an odd-looking patch of skin, what looked like an odd allergic reaction, below my collarbone. I chalked it up to a new sweat ..read more

This Saturday, February 24 2024, Know Your Lemons founder and CEO Dr. Corrine Ellsworth-Beamont MFA PhD will join the Michigan DHHS Program for Breast Cancer in Young Adults 2nd Annual Young Breast Cancer Symposium. The event will address the unique challenges that young adult breast cancer survivors and metastatic thrivers face. This symposium is open to ALL, offering learning opportunities tailored towards survivors, thrivers, community health workers, health care professionals, and anyone interested in learning more about breast cancer. Join to learn from experts in the field and young adu ..read more