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Critics Blast Advice About Mammograms

(Nov. 18) -- Reactions to new government guidelines for breast cancer screenings have been visceral and immediate, and have sparked instant disagreement among doctors. Those objecting to the shift scoff at the composition of the government-appointed panel and the fact that it only re-examined old data and never touched...

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02/03/12 Breast Cancer Awarness: Why We Need to Change our Tune Source: The Huffington Post In the past few days, I have been inundated with questions about what I think of the recent headlines about breast cancer.
11/28/11 National Breast Cancer Coalition Presents Award to... Source: PolitickerNJ.com On November 16, 2011, members of the National Breast Cancer Coalition presented Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, with their "Breast Cancer Deadline 2020" award for his advocacy on behalf of breast cancer victims, and especially for his continuing fight to maintain the Department of Defense's Breast Cancer Research Program.
10/01/11 Progress on breast cancer slowed by lack of clinical... Source: The Post and Courier - Charleston SC The failure of breast cancer patients to enroll in clinical trials is hampering the effort to bring new treatments for the disease, the most common cancer among women, South Carolina advocates said.
02/10/11 NBCC sets deadline for breast cancer cure Source: CBS - TampaBays10.com - Tampa Bay FL The National Breast Cancer Coalition is making an incredible pledge to set a deadline for finding a cure for breast cancer, January 1, 2020.

Background on National Breast Cancer Coalition

The National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) is a grassroots advocacy organization that seeks to improve public policies surrounding breast cancer research, diagnosis and treatment.

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