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The deadline to protect tax credits for individuals enrolled in the ACA's health plans is looming. Breast cancer patients' lives depend on access to quality care. Urge your senators to extend the enhanced premium tax credits now! https://nbcc.info/3KtJuJ0

New Publication: Artemis Project 2025 Annual Meeting Report - National Breast Cancer Coalition Download the 2025 Artemis Project Annual Meeting Report from the National Breast Cancer Coalition.

The urgency of ending breast cancer continues. At this year's Artemis Project meetings, advocates and researchers discussed novel, bold, scientifically sound ideas for preventing primary breast cancer and metastasis. Read our report of the 2025 meetings. https://nbcc.info/4a0t854

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Congress is late in passing its appropriations bills, including the Defense Appropriations Bill -- legislation that's funded the Department of Defense's Breast Cancer Research Program. Urge Congress to pass this bill and protect breast cancer research! https://nbcc.info/48KnKRk

“This is where the heart of advocacy is.”

Hear from advocates like Tammy about how the #NBCCSummit equips and empowers advocates to stop breast cancer and register today! nbcc.info/26Summit

Once Again Evidence Shows Less is Better: Chest-Wall Radiation after Mastectomy Offers No Survival Benefit at 10 Years - National Breast Cancer Coalition The findings indicate that, with modern treatments, adding routine chest-wall radiation for intermediate-risk breast cancer after mastectomy does not improve long-term survival.

Once again, the evidence shows that less is better: Chest-wall radiation after mastectomy offers no survival benefit at 10 years. Read our insight. https://nbcc.info/3MjoB3A

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Giving Tuesday Together, we will end breast cancer.

#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

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/

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.

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

Want to learn more about the latest scientific research and effective breast cancer advocacy strategies? Register for NBCC’s annual Summit. Nbcc.info/26Summit

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

"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

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.

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/

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...

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

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

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

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

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."

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 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."

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

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

FDA to remove black box warnings on hormone therapy for menopause Trump-era “gold standard science” is not to be confused with gold standard of scientific evidence - The Cancer Letter Top FDA officials said the agency is in the process of removing the black box safety warnings from all forms of menopausal hormone therapy, including creams, pills, and other treatments prescribed to ease the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, […]

"NBCC believes that changes to FDA warnings and labeling should be grounded in rigorous, contemporary evidence—not post-hoc or subgroup re-analyses of older trials such as the WHI." (@nbccstopbc.bsky.social)
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2/ The DOD Breast Cancer Research Program has driven revolutionary results toward ending breast cancer. We urge the Senate to support the bill's passage without delay. www.stopbreastcancer.org/information-...

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.

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

"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

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.

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