In a @masslive.bsky.social letter to the editor, NBCC Advocates Carol Matyka and Judi Hirshfield-Bartek are urging @neal.house.gov, a member of the Ways & Means Committee, to push the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act out of committee and into enactment. https://nbcc.info/4wL9wKC

Congress is home for August recess, and they need to hear from you. Please urge your member to support the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act! Learn more and take action today. #NBCContheHill nbcc.info/TakeAction

Want to make a difference? NBCC is hiring a Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations to help grow our philanthropic revenue by developing and managing relationships with corporations, private foundations, and more! See if you qualify and apply today https://nbcc.info/4dYxCec

In an InForum letter to the editor, NBCC Advocate Christine Norton wrote about why we must remove the cruel waiting periods for people living with metastatic breast cancer. That's why we must pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act NOW. https://nbcc.info/4vHjXO4

Under a new rule, patients will experience a greater burden to prove that they’re sick enough to qualify for Medicaid. This is unacceptable and will put an already vulnerable population at even greater risk. Read our statement. https://nbcc.info/4eBB0KT

Trump Administration’s Medicaid Work Requirement Rule Will Harm Breast Cancer Patients - National Breast Cancer Coalition

The new rule will make it much harder for low-income patients, including breast cancer patients, to maintain critical health care.

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A week ago, we hosted NBCC's #ProjectLEAD, where advocates learn to help ensure that the educated and trained patient voice is heard everywhere that decisions about breast cancer are made. Thank you to everyone who attended to become a more educated and empowered advocate!

Make an impact: NBCC invites your organization to nominate a leader to serve on our Board of Directors. There’s still time to apply! Applications must be submitted by August 3rd. https://www.stopbreastcancer.org/apply-to-join-nbccs-board-of-directors/

Want to help shape NBCC's legislative and public policy agenda? We're looking for someone with extensive Capitol Hill, legislative, health care, and public policy knowledge to help us achieve that! Apply to join our team. https://www.stopbreastcancer.org/who-we-are/work-at-nbcc/

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Congress will adjourn for August recess soon. While they are home in their districts, we need you to urge them to support the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act! Learn more and take action today. #NBCContheHill nbcc.info/TakeAction

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"Time is precious for people living with metastatic breast cancer and their families." ICYMI: Read this important op-ed from @usrepkathycastor.bsky.social & Rep. Garbarino about why we must pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act now! https://nbcc.info/4446a8L

The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act represents a bipartisan opportunity—for Ways and Means members and for members across Congress— to do the right thing. That's why we sent a letter to Committee members urging them to markup the bill NOW. https://nbcc.info/3TkncgK

NBCC calls upon all candidates for federal office to support NBCC’s policy platform and prioritize ensuring access to affordable health care, protecting scientific research and its funding and support policies that will end breast cancer. Sign it here! https://nbcc.info/4fGBYqM

Recent changes proposed by OMB would expand political influence over scientific decision-making, weaken independent peer review, create instability for ongoing research & restrict the collaboration and open exchange of ideas that drive scientific progress. https://nbcc.info/4pf3bUO

Protecting Scientific Independence and Public Trust: NBCC's Response to OMB's Proposed Changes to Federal Research Funding - National Breast Cancer Coalition

NBCC on proposed changes to federal research funding: "Patients deserve reform that strengthens the research enterprise—not changes that weaken it."

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“I cannot imagine going through metastatic cancer without health coverage or the ability to pay for care.” NBCC’s Fran Visco’s The Hill op-ed emphasizes the importance of passing the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act this Congress! https://nbcc.info/4hsBg1A

Most of Congress backs this bill to support breast cancer patients. Why isn’t it law?

Enough lip service. Enough ignoring the real pain of so many of your constituents. It’s just enough. Pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act.

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Getting the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act passed in Congress will require sustained advocacy, grassroots pressure, and direct engagement with lawmakers. Donate today to help end waiting periods that block care! https://secure.qgiv.com/for/goldmanmatch/

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Studies have shown that for women in the United States, the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer has increased since 1975, reflecting both changes in risk and increased detection over time. Learn more. -> http://nbcc.info/FactsAndFigures

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What does the evidence say about breast cancer? Learn the latest breast cancer facts and statistics.

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This election will help shape who gets care, what research advances, and whose voices matter. Advocates must meet the moment and ensure that candidates prioritize policies that will end this disease. Ask candidates running for office to sign our platform! https://nbcc.info/4fGBYqM

NBCC to House Ways and Means Committee: Refusing to move the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act is an insult to the constituents you represent. Read our letter here! https://nbcc.info/3TkncgK

An Open Letter to the Ways and Means Committee: Refusing to Mark Up the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act Is an Insult to Women and Men You Represent - National Breast Cancer Coalition

NBCC President Fran Visco to Ways and Means: How many with metastatic breast cancer must go without the health care coverage they have earned before you will act?

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Advocates like T'Ana who are living with metastatic breast cancer can't wait to get benefits they're entitled to. That's why we need you to urge Congress to pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act this year. Read her story and take action! nbcc.info/TAnaStory

We're hiring! Apply to join NBCC’s team as our Chief Policy Officer. This role would be responsible for recommending a legislative and public policy agenda to the grassroots leadership and leading the overall strategy to implement that agenda. Learn more! https://nbcc.info/4dYxCec

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"For a fighting chance, people with metastatic breast cancer must have access to timely, quality care." NBCC Advocate Christine Norton penned a powerful letter to the editor in InForum about why we must pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act. Read it here: https://nbcc.info/4vHjXO4

Letter: Rep. Michelle Fischbach should support breast cancer bill

Co-founder of the Minnesota Breast Cancer Coalition Christine Norton writes: "For a fighting chance, people with metastatic breast cancer must have access to timely, quality care."

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Most of Congress backs the bipartisan Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act. In a powerful op-ed in @thehill.com, NBCC’s Fran Visco asks: Why isn’t it law? Let’s get this bill passed this Congress! https://nbcc.info/4hsBg1A

HAPPENING TOMORROW: Join our webinar to learn how you can be part of the movement to pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act! https://www.stopbreastcancer.org/events/webinar-mbcaca-campaign-update-building-momentum-for-change/

Webinar: MBCACA Campaign Update: Building Momentum for Change - National Breast Cancer Coalition

Join NBCC for an update on our campaign to pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (MBCACA). Learn […]

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Must read: Jo Lynn's story as an advocate living with metastatic breast cancer echoes the urgency of NBCC’s work to pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act. Read her story and take action today! https://nbcc.info/JoLynnStory

Our August 13 webinar will examine how real-world data such as medical records, insurance claims, and more are used to evaluate clinical practice, generate hypotheses, and identify evidence gaps in metastatic breast cancer. Register today! https://nbcc.info/3RO4BsN

Great news: NBCC has been approved for PCORI funding through its Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program to support a new NBCC project to facilitate lasting, meaningful collaboration between trained breast cancer advocates and academic researchers. https://nbcc.info/4aWBiLg

National Breast Cancer Coalition Awarded Funding to Strengthen Advocate-Researcher Collaboration - National Breast Cancer Coalition

Funding will support NBCC's work to facilitate collaboration between trained breast cancer advocates and academic researchers.

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Why do some ER-positive breast cancer treatments stop working over time? How can testing a tumor’s genetic makeup help identify possible treatment options? Our July 17th webinar will explore that and more -- Join us! https://nbcc.info/4vMWonx

Member Webinar: ER-Positive Breast Cancer in the Era of Precision Oncology: Genomics, Resistance, and Emerging Drug Targets - National Breast Cancer Coalition

Join Seth Wander, MD, PhD, Mass General, and Elena Michaels, MD, Mass General and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, for a discussion on how genomic sequencing is reshaping […]

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Women cannot wait for the benefits they already qualify for and have paid for. It is well past time to pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act. Act urgently to help many others who don’t have time to wait! nbcc.info/TakeAction

Who we elect impacts access to care. Tell your elected officials and candidates running for office to read and sign our public policy platform to show our voices matter: https://www.stopbreastcancer.org/breastcancercaucus/

Breast Cancer Caucus 2026 – Save Science. Protect Care. End Breast Cancer. - National Breast Cancer Coalition

Breast cancer is a political issue and an urgent health crisis. NBCC shows breast cancer advocates how to get involved this election year.

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Patients deserve reform that strengthens the research enterprise—not changes that weaken it. That's why we oppose the changes proposed by OMB: They would move the research enterprise in the wrong direction. Read our comments to the federal register. https://nbcc.info/4pf3bUO

Protecting Scientific Independence and Public Trust: NBCC's Response to OMB's Proposed Changes to Federal Research Funding - National Breast Cancer Coalition

NBCC on proposed changes to federal research funding: "Patients deserve reform that strengthens the research enterprise—not changes that weaken it."

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