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The National Breast Cancer Coalition
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The National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending breast cancer through action and advocacy.
We are in the final hours of #GivingTuesday. This Giving Tuesday is for all the women and men facing breast cancer and the urgent work that cannot wait. Donate and double your impact today! Your support moves our mission forward. https://nbcc.info/GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Donate today and DOUBLE your impact. This is our chance to fuel research, strengthen advocacy, and push toward a world where no one loses their life to this disease. #GivingTuesday https://nbcc.info/GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Help NBCC save the research that saves the lives of those like Carey. Read her story (nbcc.info/CareyStory) today! Your generous gift today can make a real difference. Donate today and your impact will be doubled. https://nbcc.info/GivingTuesday
Advocate Spotlight: “Research that Saves Lives is Under Attack” - National Breast Cancer Coalition
I truly believe I owe my life to NBCC.  When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 34, my children were only 1 and 3. The type of cancer I had was HER2-positive, once considered the deadliest form of breast cancer. Just ten years earlier, the...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Bethany’s story highlights how NBCC shows up every day for patients for access to healthcare and for the lifesaving programs that protect those who would otherwise be left behind. Read her story and join us. nbcc.info/BethanyStory
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Giving Tuesday is here, and this year, we’re centering breast cancer and the lives it touches every day. Make a difference! Every gift will be doubled thanks to the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation. Give generously. We need you more than ever. https://nbcc.info/GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#GivingTuesday is tomorrow. So much is at risk right now. And we will not step aside. We know what it will take to end breast cancer, and with your support, we will get it done. Support us by giving a gift and double your impact! https://nbcc.info/GivingTuesday
Giving Tuesday
Together, we will end breast cancer.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ICYMI: “Changes to FDA warn­ings and labeling should be grounded in rigorous, contemporary evidence.” Read more. Https://www.stopbreastcancer.org/in-the-cancer-letter-changes-to-fda-warnings-and-labeling-should-be-grounded-in-rigorous-contemporary-evidence/
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Project LEAD graduates bring an educated consumer perspective and critical thinking skills to the important issues in breast cancer. Join them—apply to attend the program today. nbcc.info/ProjectLEADInstitute
NBCC's Project LEAD - National Breast Cancer Coalition
Learn more about and apply to attend NBCC's Project LEAD, the premier science training for breast cancer advocates.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Want to learn more about the latest scientific research and effective breast cancer advocacy strategies? Register for NBCC’s annual Summit. Nbcc.info/26Summit
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Studies have shown that a woman’s lifetime risk for developing breast cancer has increased from 1 in 11 in 1977 to 1 in 8 in 2021. For more breast cancer facts and figures visit: http://nbcc.info/FactsAndFigures
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"I know, with all my heart, that without that research and NBCC's relentless advocacy, I would not be here today."

Read Carey's story today and be inspired to support NBCC's work to end breast cancer. nbcc.info/CareyStory
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Everyone has a right to lifesaving health care. What will it mean for your community—and your community’s health—if Congress doesn’t extend the ACA's enhanced premium tax credits? https://www.stopbreastcancer.org/how-will-your-community-be-affected-if-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-expire/
How Will Your Community Be Affected If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire? - National Breast Cancer Coalition
Explore how subsidized ACA Marketplace coverage will change—and how many people will become uninsured—in your congressional district in 2026.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Learn how Medicaid cuts affect your state and community. Speak out against these historic cuts to healthcare access by visiting congressional town halls and other local opportunities to take action. https://nbcc.info/48lqzsM
Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions Across the States: Enacted Reconciliation Package | KFF
This analysis allocates the CBO’s estimated reduction in federal spending in the enacted reconciliation package across states based on KFF’s state-level data and where possible, prior modeling work; a...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In response to NBCC advocacy, Congress established the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program and has invested billions of federal dollars in lifesaving & transformative discoveries in breast cancer research. https://nbcc.info/48kSlGv
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Advocate Spotlight: When longtime NBCC advocate Bethany was diagnosed with breast cancer, she received care from the same program she lobbied to pass years before. Read her story and be inspired to support our work today! nbcc.info/BethanyStory
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Why attend NBCC's premier science program, Project LEAD? Because it will equip you with the tools you need to become an empowered patient advocate. Read about Tammy's experience and be inspired to apply today! nbcc.info/TammyStory
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NBCC President emphasized in @levernews.com that we need an FDA that approves drugs with clinically meaningful benefits for patients. NBCC seeks to address systemic deficiencies in FDA regulation of the drug and biologic approval process. https://nbcc.info/4qX4sA8
In The Lever: "We’re Interested in Drugs that Work." - National Breast Cancer Coalition
NBCC President Fran Visco: "Many patient organizations are only interested in more drugs, not better drugs."
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In the latest edition of @cancerletter.com, NBCC’s Chief Programs Officer Michelle Tregear expanded upon NBCC’s recent statement on the FDA hormone replacement therapy black box warning removal. Read it here: https://nbcc.info/3LOdnUH
In The Cancer Letter: "Changes to FDA warn­ings and labeling should be grounded in rigorous, contemporary evidence." - National Breast Cancer Coalition
NBCC's Michelle Tregear: "We need to follow the robust, evi­dence-based processes in making these decisions."
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November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Our 2026 #NBCCSummit offers:
- Discussion sessions with top breast cancer researchers and advocates
- Skill-building
- Networking with scientists and patient advocates
Register today! Nbcc.info/26Summit
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by The National Breast Cancer Coalition
1/ The Senate is expected to vote this week on a package including the Defense Appropriations Bill, which includes funding for the DOD Breast Cancer Research Program.
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Advocate Spotlight: Read how NBCC's work to support federally funded research saves the lives of advocates like Carey. This holiday season, join her and others in supporting NBCC and breast cancer research. nbcc.info/CareyStory
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"If the enhanced [ACA] subsidies are not passed, the cost of [my] insurance... will go up substantially."

Advocates like Punita are right: Patients' lives depend on access to quality care. Urge Congress to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits! http://nbcc.info/PunitaStory
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Read how understanding and tracking recent changing trends for lobular breast cancer are important—not only to improve care for those affected by it, but also to advance NBCC’s overarching mission to end all breast cancer. https://nbcc.info/4qmyBbS
New Data Show Lobular Breast Cancer Cases Are on the Rise - National Breast Cancer Coalition
In the US, cases of invasive lobular breast cancer are rising faster than other breast cancers, a new American Cancer Society report finds.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Without the ACA's enhanced tax credits, many people will no longer be able to afford health insurance. Explore what this will it mean for your community here: https://www.stopbreastcancer.org/how-will-your-community-be-affected-if-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-expire/
How Will Your Community Be Affected If Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire? - National Breast Cancer Coalition
Explore how subsidized ACA Marketplace coverage will change—and how many people will become uninsured—in your congressional district in 2026.
www.stopbreastcancer.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM