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Become a Breast Cancer Advocate

Join the Rhode Island Breast Cancer Coalition

Support the women in your community with breast cancer

Make a tax-deductible donation to RIBCC today.

Mail it to: RIBCC, Two Shoppers Park, Coventry, Rhode Island 02816.
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7 Reasons to Support Breast Cancer Advocacy

  1. ALL women are at risk for breast cancer.
  2. About 90% of women who develop breast cancer do NOT have a family
    history of the disease.
  3. A woman in the United States has about a 1 in 8 chance of developing
    breast cancer in her lifetime.
  4. Every 3 minutes in this country, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer;
    and more than  40,000 die each year from the disease.
  5. Approximately 3,000,000 women in the United States are living with breast
    cancer.
  6. Over 28,000 women in Rhode Island have breast cancer.
  7. Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women in
    the United States (after lung cancer).
about the eradication of the disease. It must be followed by advocating for substantive
legislation to ensure access to quality healthcare and to guarantee accountability and
transparency in meaningful research.  

The pink ribbon represents breast cancer awareness. The pink ribbon does not represent
the politics of breast cancer.

Wear pink, but then pick up the phone and call your members of Congress!
Margaret Underwood Brugeman - 2009

Join the Rhode Island Breast Cancer Coalition, an advocacy organization of volunteers who
work to ensure that ALL women living in Rhode Island have access to quality breast cancer
screening and treatment. RIBCC provides the necessary advocacy, resources, education
and support programs to ensure that women and their families have access to quality
health care in Rhode Island. Visit our web site at www.breastcancerri.org. Call us at
800-216-1040. Your donation helps your neighbor.