Cross-Country Bike Trip Takes An Unexpected Turn
“With a heavy heart (but a healing body), Dad and I are putting the cycling on hold.” That is the message from Kellea Miller, who, with her father, Rafe, recently embarked on a cross-country bike trip to raise funds for Breast Cancer Action and the Lymphoma Foundation of America.
However, last week, Kellea was hit by a car. Although her injuries were minor, they were serious enough to force her to postpone the trip.
As she writes in her blog, Kellea is disappointed, but has no regrets. And we at BCA are grateful to have such a strong and loyal supporter. We wish her a speedy recovery and a safe trip home. If you want to send Kellea your best wishes, and continue to support BCA, visit the Miller blog and read about this inspiring father-daughter journey.
BCA Seeks Communications Director
Working with BCA’s Executive Director, this senior level Communications Director (CD) is responsible for the “voice” of BCA to the public at large.
The position requires a highly organized and resourceful person with excellent written and verbal communications skills who demonstrates tact, maturity, and professionalism in all points of contact.
Read more about this exciting opportunity.
BCA Blog Post -- Breast Cancer Activism: Standing up for People over Profit
Breast Cancer Action is excited to partner with Our Bodies, Ourselves in contributing to Our Bodies, Our Blog. Our latest post on keeping the FDA honest is up now. Take a look!
“We need less pharmaceutical company influence in health care decisions, not more. For the FDA to do its job well, and to effectively protect the public's health, the balance of power at the agency needs to shift away from the drug companies and toward the interests of patients.”
Breast Cancer Action Raises $20,000 at Writers' Voices Event
On April 3, authors Michael Chabon, Peggy Orenstein, Ayelet Waldman, and Jewelle Gomez raised their writers’ voices in a benefit for Breast Cancer Action. Nearly $20,000 was raised to support BCA's crucial work.
California Breast Cancer Research Program Announces $23 Million Grant
The California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP), the largest state-funded breast cancer research program in the nation, is offering $23 million in grants to researchers to study the factors that contribute to breast cancer.
The three areas of research that CBCRP is funding will focus on the environmental links to breast cancer; ethnic, racial and other disparities in breast cancer incidence and survival, and the intersection of multiple factors that affect breast cancer.
You can read more about this initiative at the CBCRP web site.
BCA Opposes FDA Plan to Revise Its Guidance for Industry on Reprint Distribution Practices
In comments submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, Breast Cancer Action says it “considers accurate informed consent to be the bottom line for people in treatment. FDA’s proposed Guidance for Industry does not promote increased accuracy or availability of information that would allow those with breast cancer to make better treatment decisions.”
In its open letter, BCA urged the FDA to leave the guidance, issued in 1997, unaltered.
FDA Panel's Recommendations on ESAs Protect Breast Cancer Patients
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel's recommendation Friday, March 14, 2008 allows drug makers to market erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, but restricts use in patients with early-stage disease or with metastatic breast cancer.
Here is how the ODAC voted on a number of questions.