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health insurance denialURGENT: Your Senators Need to Hear from You

Posted on June 21, 2017
Right now, only the Republican Senate working group really knows what’s in it. But it doesn’t matter. We know a bill that may result in MILLIONS losing coverage is a bill that deserves overwhelming, nationwide opposition. With a possible vote next week, time is running out. Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts

We're so close donate now 2.fwDonate Today to Help us Reach our Goal

Posted on June 20, 2017
If you haven’t made your donation to Breast Cancer Action yet, now is the time! If you're already a supporter, please consider increasing your gift today. Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts

health insurance denialDemand They Show us the Bill

Posted on June 15, 2017
Tell the members of the Senate working group to hold public hearings and show us the bill! Tell them we have the right to know what's in store for our health, and what they're doing to ensure that millions of people won't lose access to healthcare. Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts

Together We are Powerful 3.fwTogether we are powerful. Donate today

Posted on June 12, 2017
If you’ve been waiting for the right time to give or increase your gift to Breast Cancer Action, the time is NOW. Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts

We need your help. Do you have a minute?

Posted on June 5, 2017
By Karuna Jaggar, Executive Director If you’ve been waiting for the right time to give or increase your gift to Breast Cancer Action, the time is NOW! We’re in the middle of our spring fundraising drive and we need to raise $15,000 to fund our vital grassroots activism.... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts

FDAPembrolizumab Does More for the Pharmaceutical Industry than Cancer Patients

Posted on June 2, 2017
By Leslie Riddle, Program Officer Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to pembrolizumab (pem-broe-li-zoo-mab), (brand name Keytruda), a cancer immunotherapy manufactured by Merck & Co. for the treatment of adults and children with... Read more
Posted in BCA News

judy-brady 2Judy Brady on My Mind

Posted on June 1, 2017
On May 14, 2017 a lioness of a woman died—and with her death we lost a fierce, passionate and brilliant voice in the feminist environmental and breast cancer movements. That voice belonged to Judy Brady. Read more
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Double your impact. Donate today!

Posted on June 1, 2017
By Karuna Jaggar, Executive Director Plain and simple, Breast Cancer Action depends on YOU. We don’t take money from companies that profit from cancer, which means we don’t ever have to choose between loyalty to corporate funders or taking a stand for women’s... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts

beverly alyssa karuna marchingWe Need You!

Posted on May 30, 2017
We’re in the middle of our spring fundraising drive and we need to raise $15,000. Because our board has offered a dollar for dollar match up to $5,000, your money will go further when you donate today. Help us reach our goal. Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts

health insurance denialTell your senators to shut the GOP healthcare bill down

Posted on May 25, 2017
Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) broke down the true cost of the GOP healthcare bill. If this bill becomes law, an estimated 51 million people under the age of 65 years old would be uninsured by 2026. That’s 23 million more people without insurance... Read more
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