Tag Archives: healthcare
Let’s make healthcare for all a reality
By Marj Plumb, DrPH, Interim Executive Director
At Breast Cancer Action, we envision a healthcare system in which everyone has access to healthcare that is compassionate, culturally competent, evidence-based, and supports patient decision-making. Over the last four years,... Read more
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
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
Calling on the FDA to Put Patients First: A Check-Up from Stage IV Cancer Communities
By Marie Garlock
Marie Garlock, PhD, is an anti-discrimination educator and consultant for community-building initiatives (itisinyou.org). Marie’s based in Durham, NC and works across the U.S. south and Global South on healthcare, environmental, and racial justice... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, BCA News
Tell the FDA: put patients before profit!
Written By: Tibby Reas Hinderlie
The Food and Drug Administration’s role is to protect public health by ensuring safety and efficacy of drugs and medical devices, including those used to treat breast cancer. The drug approval process should put patients before the... Read more
Posted in BCA Action Alerts, E-Alerts
From the Executive Director: It Shouldn’t Take a Pandemic to Prioritize Public Health
COVID-19 is an acute health justice issue that reveals the enormity of the cracks in our healthcare system. Read more
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