Tag Archives: breast cancer
We did it! Think Before You Pink success story
By Marj Plumb, Interim Executive Director
We did it! Thank you for raising your voice, sharing your stories, and taking action during our We Can’t Be Pink’d Think Before You Pink® campaign. Your voice is powerful, and in response, the National Cancer Institute (NCI)... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts
More than 100 Environmental, Health, and Cancer Prevention Leaders Call on the National Cancer Institute to Recognize Chemical Exposures Can Increase Breast Cancer Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tibby Reas Hinderlie
Communications Officer
treas@bcaction.org
More than 100 Environmental, Health, and Cancer Prevention Leaders Call on the National Cancer Institute to Recognize Chemical Exposures Can Increase Breast Cancer Risk
(November... Read more
Posted in Articles, Press Releases
Get Ready for Giving Tuesday!
By Lopa Pal, Development Manager
Get ready for #GivingTuesday on December 1st! It’s a global day of online giving that rings in the holiday season. And, in honor of our 30th Anniversary, Lesbians for Good will match your gift dollar-for-dollar.
Breast cancer... Read more
Posted in E-Alerts
Kamala’s Mom, Shyamala Harris, and Breast Cancer Action
As we celebrate Kamala Harris’s historic election into the role of Vice President-Elect, news outlets across the country are writing about her upbringing and spotlighting her family members, including her mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris. Many of our members have seen that... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts
The Fossil Fuel to Breast Cancer Pipeline
Health risks from fossil fuels touch almost every aspect of our lives. In addition to vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions, a wide range of everyday products are made from fossil fuel-based chemicals, including cosmetic products, pesticides, and plastics. In this episode, The... Read more
Posted in Podcasts
Onward!
By Marj Plumb, DrPH, Interim Executive Director
We are ready to roll up our sleeves to work with—and hold accountable—President-Elect Biden and all of our leaders, to cultivate a world where our lives and communities are not threatened by breast cancer. For 30 years,... Read more
Posted in E-Alerts
Think Before You Pink® ends this weekend
By Marj Plumb, DrPH, Interim Executive Director
Thank you for everything you’ve done this month to tell the administration and our federal agencies that We Can’t Be Pink’d!
Together we held four federal agencies accountable. If you missed any of these actions,... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts
We Can’t Be Pink’d Personal Video Stories
THINK BEFORE YOU PINK® – 2020 CAMPAIGN
We've been lucky enough to have three Breast Cancer Action members share their stories of why our We Can't Be Pink'd actions are important to them.
Kim Motta and Deb Smalley shared their stories of breast implant illness... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts
Last week to say We Can’t Be Pink’d!
By Marj Plumb, Interim Executive Director
This has been a Think Before You Pink® campaign unlike any other. We’ve never run a campaign this big before, with four distinct targets. And there's still time to participate - all four actions are linked below!
On... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts
Take action to protect the Affordable Care Act
By Rebecca Saltzman, Deputy Director
The final week of our Think Before You Pink® campaign, “We Can’t Be Pink’d,” is here, and we’re calling out the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Attorney General William Barr. We will not stand by as they attempt to gut healthcare... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts
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