Breast Density

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I will not stop talking about breast density

/ Advocacy, Breast Density, Cancer Screening, Legislation, State Policy

By Ashley Inda Breast density. Breast density. Breast density. Breast density. Breast density. I feel like a broken record but I cannot and will not stop talking about BREAST DENSITY! As we enter Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we can’t talk about breast cancer without talking about breast density. I once had dense breasts but after […]

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“Effective advocates possess both patience and persistence”

/ Access to Health Care, Breast Density, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, Legislation, Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, State Policy

by Dawn Anderson “I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to politicians.” – Charles de Gaulle At the WBCC, we have always believed that it’s critical to educate policymakers about issues related to breast cancer and our priorities. How can they possibly know everything they need

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Two great ways to make your voice heard in April

/ Breast Density, Call to Action, Cancer Screening, Elections, Legislation, State Policy

by Dawn Anderson “Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.”  – Susan B. Anthony The Wisconsin Elections Commission estimates there were over 4.5 million voting age residents in Wisconsin in 2022. They have spreadsheets available if you’re interested, but in general, going back 20 plus years, spring elections have only inspired 11-34% of

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That’s when I learned that WBCC was ahead of me

/ Access to Health Care, Breast Density, Support WBCC, WBCC Volunteers

by Linda Hansen I found the lump that was Stage IV metastatic breast cancer just five weeks after a “clean” mammogram.  And I was mad.  How could metastatic breast cancer be missed on a mammogram? I spent that first year going through surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation, but in the back of my mind, the question

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