About the NBCC  

Since 1991, the National Breast Cancer Coalition's trained advocates have
lobbied at the national, state and local levels for public policies that impact
breast cancer research, diagnosis and treatment. Our grassroots advocacy
effort has hundreds of member organizations and tens of thousands of
individual members working toward increased federal funding for breast cancer
research and collaborating with the scientific community to implement new
models of research, improving access to high-quality health care and breast
cancer clinical trials for all women, and expanding the influence of breast cancer
advocates in all aspects of the breast cancer decision making process.

The Coalition's sister organization, the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund,
empowers and trains these advocates to be effective in every aspect of the
fight to end breast cancer. We give women the tools to make their own
informed decisions and take a leadership role with legislative, scientific and
clinical decision makers. NBCC also helps guide the public through the maze of
information on breast cancer.

To achieve our mission of ending breast cancer, we focus on the following three
main goals:

  • RESEARCH: Increasing appropriations for high-quality, peer-review
    research and working within the scientific community to focus research on
    prevention and finding a cure


  • ACCESS: Increasing access for all women to high-quality treatment and
    care, as well as breast cancer clinical trials


  • INFLUENCE: Increasing the influence of women living with breast cancer
    and other breast cancer activists in the decision making that impacts all
    issues surrounding breast cancer


Through our grassroots network, NBCC has already brought about
fundamental change: increasing federal appropriations for breast cancer,
creating an unprecedented breast cancer research program administered by the
Department of Defense, bringing about and overseeing the National Action Plan
on Breast Cancer (a public/private partnership), and bringing breast cancer to
the forefront of the nation's agenda.

You can learn more about NBCC throughout our website. Be sure to read about
our history, goals and accomplishments; legislative priorities; and our current
programs, such as Project LEAD and the Clinical Trials Initiative.

You can use our website to join the fight to end breast cancer.

How?

  • Sign up to stay informed, learn more and take action.
  • Learn more about supporting NBCC

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