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- A Seat at the Table to Achieve Breast Cancer Deadline 2020®
- Selecting the Legislative and Public Policy Priorities for NBCC
- MINI-SYMPOSIUM 2: Breast Density: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
- Laura Nikolaides Speaks at Collaborative Summit on Breast Cancer Research in Washington, DC
- NBCC Advocate Nancy Ryan Reviews a Poster Presentation on Metformin and Statins
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- DR. WILMA JOHNSON on Selecting the Legislative and Public Policy Priorities for NBCC
- Teri Fuller on Selecting the Legislative and Public Policy Priorities for NBCC
- Susan Zager on Random Acts of Science and Business: Reflections on the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
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- Susan Zager on Making Advocacy Opportunities Happen
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Making Advocacy Opportunities Happen
By Beverly Canin Many advocates know I was a speaker at the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting in June in Chicago. I presented an advocate perspective in an Educational Session, “Designing Clinical Trials for the Elderly.” I felt not only that it … Continue reading
Posted in National Breast Cancer Coalition, Project LEAD
Tagged ASCO Annual Meeting, breast cancer, breast cancer advocate, Breast Cancer Deadline 2020, Cancer and Aging Research Group, CARG, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, clinical trials, NBCC, Project LEAD, University of North Carolina
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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
Hawkeye Strategy Proving Successful to Achieving Local Goals for Breast Cancer Deadline 2020®
By Christine Carpenter Iowa’s Beyond Pink TEAM (BPT) is close to gathering one-third of its Presidential petition signatures and organizational endorsement targets. Here’s how we attribute our success: we began organizing our campaign in February by gathering a group of … 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