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Susan G. Komen’s Center for Public Policy has been a proven leader in the breast cancer policy space since its inception. By empowering people and policymakers with knowledge, connecting advocates together and mobilizing communities, we’ve led efforts to spark lasting change. Today, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the Alliance for Breast Cancer […]
This year, during the Super Bowl, something amazing will happen in the breast cancer community – a call to action nationwide. Watch Paula Schneider, president and chief operating officer at Susan G. Komen, discuss this momentous occasion. With the help of Hailee Steinfeld and Wanda Sykes, Novartis launched their Your Attention, Please campaign, which inspires […]
A recent Washington Post article shared the experiences of patients who wanted to “go flat” rather than undergoing breast mound reconstruction after mastectomy. The article examined how sentiment toward flat closure has changed over time. Despite growing awareness, many patients report their doctors never spoke to them about the option to go flat or even […]
On January 19, Susan G. Komen announced it would accept more than 70 kinds of donated cryptocurrency.
The omnibus COVID-19 economic relief and appropriations package included many issues that Susan G. Komen advocates have long been pursuing.
Major breast cancer news was announced at the 2020 European Society of Medical Oncology.
Telemedicine, or meeting with your doctor over the phone or computer, has been more widely used recently than in the past due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s in large part due to Congress lifting restrictions on its use. The New York Times recently published an article that looked at whether or not telemedicine is here […]
New federal guidance recommends that breast cancer clinical trials be open to men – who are being diagnosed with and dying from the disease – but have largely been excluded from clinical trials. An estimated 2,620 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 and 502 will die from it in the US. Although […]
The census is now open for everyone to complete. It is important that every household in the U.S. participates because the information collected informs so many important decisions about the next 10 years. Here are a few things impacted by census data: the census informs the number of representatives each state has in Congress, how […]
New data shows Latinos and Blacks are more likely to contract COVID-19 and die from it, but the data is incomplete and only tells part of the picture.
Susan G. Komen’s Susan Brown addresses recent news that breast cancer deaths will increase because of COVID-19.
Patients and doctors should discuss scheduled surgeries in light of COVID-19 developments.
