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Fran Visco

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President, National Breast Cancer Coalition

Breast Cancer Is a Political Issue: Support Candidates Who Support Breast Cancer

Elected officials, local, state, and federal, are usually willing to show up to cut the ribbon at the opening of the local breast center or to pin on a pink lapel ribbon to show support. But those things do little to move us forward to getting important answers about breast cancer. You know that breast cancer is a political issue - not just a... Read moreChevron
posted 03/27/2008, comments (0)|
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Fran Visco

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President, National Breast Cancer Coalition

Breast Cancer Lobbying Efforts Present a Unified Front

You care about ending breast cancer, otherwise you would not be reading this. We all know that breast cancer hits hard. And fighting breast cancer is not easy, on an individual level and as an advocate for change for all. There is a great way you can get involved, meet and learn from hundreds of other advocates dedicated to this issue and make a... Read moreChevron
posted 01/23/2008, comments (0)|
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The Sister Study

Hi Guys,Thought I'd spread the word on a new study I heard about from my sister. My sister, Kathy, is the best. She took the news of my cancer pretty hard but has totally been there for me. She did tons of research on her own so that she would understand what I was going through.  We went through a bad scare a couple of weeks ago when... Read moreChevron
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Cancer Vixen

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Fashionista - Activista - Cartoonist

Birthday and Breast Cancer

On Christmas I turned...   And you know what?I'm ecstatic I'm getting older. (Take that, Mr. “Does-our-looks-obsessed-culture- want-to-stare-at-an-aging-woman” Rush Limbaugh!)To be honest, yours truly here didn't always feel this way.I remember when I was in my 20s, a random woman stopped me on the... Read moreChevron
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Fran Visco

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President, National Breast Cancer Coalition

Lobbying for Breast Cancer Research and Awareness

As we look ahead to 2008, I want to tell you how much I've enjoyed talking with you this year about what's important to NBCC. To those of you who have gotten involved with our advocacy work - thank you. To the rest of you, I hope getting involved with NBCC is on your New Year's resolution list. Here's a look at what lies ahead... Read moreChevron
posted 12/27/2007, comments (0)|

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