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Keith Knutson, PhD Offers Research Updates from Year One: Primary Prevention
May 6, 2012—Knutson presents the vaccine approaches being considered in the Artemis Project®; explains why immunologic pathways hold so much promise, and how the vaccine project is a realizable goal. Bio:Keith L. Knutson, PhD is an Associate Professor in … Continue reading
Posted in Artemis Project, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Deadline 2020, National Breast Cancer Coalition, NBCC Annual Advocate Summit
Tagged Artemis Project, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Deadline 2020, breast cancer vaccine, Keith Knutson, May Clinic, National Breast Cancer Coalition, NBCC, NBCC Annual Advocate Summit, PhD
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President’s Rally Address at the NBCC 2012 Annual Advocate Summit
May 5, 2012—NBCC President Fran Visco shares the accomplishments of year one of Breast Cancer Deadline 2020®; and provides a look ahead to the challenges of year two. Bio: Fran Visco, JD is a more than 20 year breast cancer … Continue reading
Posted in Artemis Project, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Deadline 2020, DOD BCRP, National Breast Cancer Coalition, NBCC Annual Advocate Summit, Project LEAD
Tagged Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Deadline 2020, Center for NBCC Advocacy Training, Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, NBCC, NBCC Annual Advocate Summit
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An Advocate’s Testimony
By Joy Simha, NBCC Board Member Yesterday I testified before the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee in Washington DC. It was not my first time. But someone asked me about the experience and how I felt. It got me thinking. The … Continue reading
Posted in Breast Cancer Deadline 2020, DOD BCRP, National Breast Cancer Coalition, NBCC Annual Advocate Summit, Project LEAD
Tagged advocacy, breast cancer, Department of Defense, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program, DOD BCRP, NBCC, Project LEAD, Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee
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Smart, Dedicated Women—That’s Why I Have Been a Member of NBCC for 20 Years
By Michele Rakoff, NBCC Board Member & California Field Coordinator After my breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in 1988, I asked, “Why isn’t anyone doing something about breast cancer?” I was living in Philadelphia and began my advocacy with a … Continue reading
Right After My First Surgery, I Wanted to Become an NBCC Advocate
By Ann Fonfa When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was lucky that it was in early 1993. I say that because 1993 was the very first year that NBCC held its Annual Advocacy Training Conference (now the NBCC … Continue reading
NBCC’s Annual Advocate Summit: “A Personal and Professional Highlight”
By Judi Bartek It’s been my privilege to be a board member of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) almost since it’s beginning in 1991. For the past 20 years attending the NBCC Annual Advocate Summit (formerly the NBCC Annual Advocacy Training Conference) … Continue reading