My recommendations for organizations making positive impact are listed below. Thank you for reading!

@bcrfcure.bsky.social
National Breast Cancer Foundation
@firstdescents.bsky.social
Send It Foundation
@metavivor.bsky.social
The Breasties
F Cancer
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc.

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Please check yourself, get your yearly screenings, and donate to organizations that are reputable and helping patients like me. Pinkwashing is real, and many companies slap a pink ribbon on their product to sell it. 10/11

I’m open about my diagnosis, so don’t hesitate to ask questions or talk with me about it. If my experience helps illustrate the need for evidence-based environmental, health, and science policy, please share it. 9/11

The work I do in clean energy and transportation is more important than ever, and feels even more personal to me now. which is why I wrote this article. I also continue to be horrified by the state of healthcare and health insurance in the US, which is only getting worse and more expensive. 8/11

I am so grateful to the women who have come before me and paved the way for highly effective options for early-stage treatment. Still, not enough is being dedicated to metastatic breast cancer research, the only type that kills. 7/11

I underwent chemotherapy from November through March and followed that with surgery and continued immunotherapy. If you’ve wondered where I have been, it was likely my treatment. I will continue active treatment for another month, but I was declared cancer-free following my surgery in April. 6/11

Innovations in cancer treatment thanks to NIH funded research literally saved my life. 20 years ago, my prognosis would have been poor. Because of cancer research, mostly funded by the federal government, my 5 year survivability rate increased from 70% to 99%. This is personal 5/11

This also comes at a time when regulations are being rolled back, funding for cancer research is being threatened and taken away, women’s healthcare is being attacked, and people who are skeptical of vaccines and medical research and treatment are running our health agencies. 4/11

Although no single reason for this rise has been identified, we know that environmental pollution in our air, water, and food is a contributing factor. 3/11

I wanted to share this because my career has focused on science, climate, and energy policy. Breast cancer treatment, prevention, support, and research funding for cancer are certainly policy issues. As we have seen in the news recently, cancer rates are rising, especially among women under 40. 2/11