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Building informed awareness of breast cancer
October 13, 2021 Progress Against Cancer

6 Lesser-Known Facts About Breast Cancer

A look at six essential, but lesser-known, facts about breast cancer.

Examining how cancer patients can reduce their risk from COVID-19
August 29, 2020 Life After Diagnosis

Cancer Treatment and COVID-19: What Are the Risks?

Are cancer patients at increased risk for severe illness if they get COVID-19? What extra steps should they take to stay safe during the pandemic without delaying needed treatments?

Are we making progress against breast cancer?
December 11, 2018 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer: Are We Still Making Progress?

What stands out in progress against breast cancer over the last five years, and where do we need to do more?

Making donations to cancer charities
October 14, 2017 Charity Reviews

Making a Difference: Contributing to Cancer Charities

We can make a difference in the fight against breast cancer by contributing to highly rated breast cancer and cancer research charities.

Responding to questions about cancer and blogging in Summer 2017
August 17, 2017 Blogging

Blogging Challenge: My Answers to 10 Random Questions About Cancer

I’m taking up a blogging challenge in which participants are asked to give their answers to “10 random questions about cancer.”

How can we prevent breast cancer?
October 7, 2015 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer: How Much Progress Have We Made?

After thirty years of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, actual progress against the disease has not met expectations, with over 40,000 deaths from the disease annually in the United States.

Health policy changes that are needed to improve cancer patient outcomes
October 30, 2014 Access to Care

Breast Cancer “Standard of Care”: Standard for All?

Breast cancer mortality for the U.S. population as a whole has declined less that might have been expected over the last twenty years given the emphasis on screening, but looking deeper reveals an even more disturbing story.

Breast Cancer "Awareness": What is the Message in 2014?
September 30, 2014 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer “Awareness”: What is the Message?

Breast cancer screening has become widespread, but misperceptions about the disease are also common. True awareness, the kind that will lead to action to save lives, needs to start with facts like these.

Breast Cancer: Where Are We After Twenty Years?
September 16, 2014 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer: Where Are We After Twenty Years?

Today, just like twenty years ago, we continue to hear about promising new research but we still know little about the causes of breast cancer, and mortality from the disease remains high.

May 13, 2014 Cancer Advocacy

Advocating for Innovative Approaches to Ending Breast Cancer

Advocates met with representatives in Congress to ask for their support on important initiatives in the fight against breast cancer.

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