diane tropea greene

A breast cancer survivor, Diane Tropea Greene is an active volunteer at the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, located in Garden City, New York. She speaks extensively to women’s groups about a variety of breast cancer issues, including the subject of genetic breast cancer and genetic testing.

Diane has been featured in local and national media discussing her family history with breast cancer, including Family Circle Magazine, Rosie Magazine and New York Newsday. She has also been interviewed for television news stories on ABC-TV, WPIX-TV, News 12 Long Island and WLNY – LI Cable News.

Diane is proud to have been chosen as a LIFE Hero by the Val Skinner Foundation, and was honored at the 2007 LIFE Event (LPGA Pros in the Fight to Eradicate Breast Cancer) – an annual charity golf tournament – on May 21, 2007, at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey.

Diane was born in The Bronx and grew up in Queens Village, New York. She now resides on Long Island with her husband and two teenage boys.

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Author photo by Christine Findlay.