Our sister organization, the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, gives our advocates the scientific training and practical tools to fight for the eradication of breast cancer. Project LEAD®, NBCCF's flagship science course, has trained more than 1,300 activists. Graduates of all our programs are able to assume leadership roles and forcefully interact with legislative, scientific and clinical decisionmakers.

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with breast cancer, we have many resources to help. Our website contains materials to guide you through the maze of information about breast cancer. In addition to fact sheets and our analysis of scientific studies, we have developed NBCCF's Guide to Quality Breast Cancer Care to help with treatment decisions all along the way. Our website address is http://www.stopbreastcancer.org/. I hope that you will visit us.

I am grateful for this opportunity to tell you about NBCC's work and where the fight against breast cancer is headed. I am always eager to connect with other breast cancer survivors as well as their families and friends. I should warn you that this blog, as well as the work of NBCC, is not pink ribbon fluff for casual activists. NBCC is proud of its history of challenging the status quo, asking the tough questions, and, when necessary, taking unpopular stands when we know we are right. Pink is pretty. Breast cancer is not.

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