Coalition Voice

As we turn the page on the New Year, we celebrate the arrival of a big year for us at the Coalition. We turn TWENTY-FIVE!

A timeline of just a few significant dates in the Coalition’s history.

We all know that warm feeling when we feel heard, understood, and emotionally supported by another person. In the aftermath of a breast of gynecologic cancer diagnosis, it can be empowering to connect with someone who has walked this road or a similar one.

Personal care and beauty products can contribute to our overall well-being in many ways. From ensuring basic cleanliness to caring for our bodies to enhancing our aesthetic sense of who we are, and so much more, these products are part of the daily self-care routines of virtually everyone in our society.

On October 22, the Coalition participated in a day-long seminar at Cornell University called The Science of Cancer Research.

I’d like everyone to know there is a bipartisan bill in Congress now with over 200 co-sponsors. The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (HR 3183) expedites payments for those have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). This is especially helpful for young people diagnosed with MBC as well as many others.

On August 11, 2022, the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) company announced that they will end worldwide sales of their talcum-based baby powder and switch to a formula based on corn starch by 2023.

What is Pink Washing? When a company or organization claims to care about breast cancer by promoting a pink ribbon product, but at the same time produces, manufactures and/or sells products that are linked to the disease. 

While in Washington, D.C. for the Leadership Summit, I attended the “Breast Cancer Disparities–Advancing Health Equity in Cancer Care” workshop session. This session included an incredible panel of five speakers and a panel discussion after.  

A group of empowered survivor-advocates from the Breast Cancer Coalition embarked on an early morning flight to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 30. Ours was the largest group attending the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s* Annual Leadership Summit.