WBCC In the News

Guest column: Screening for your life
Kari Cataldo (WBCC advocate), The Verona Press, October 29, 2024

Meet 12 changemakers in the Milwaukee area making a difference for people with breast cancer
Includes interviews with Kathleen Harris (WBCC founding member and Policy Committee chair) and Lindsey Nathan O’Connor (WBCC Board President)
Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 28, 2024

Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care Hearing on AB 117
WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, January 10, 2024 (requires creation of free account to log in)

‘Looking for a snowflake on a snowball’: Why breast cancer patients hope Wisconsin lawmakers will improve access to screenings
Interview with WBCC Policy Committee member Linda Hansen
Anthony DaBruzzi, Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin, October 30, 2023

Lawmakers, breast cancer survivors seek to expand additional screenings
Interview with WBCC Policy Committee member Linda Hansen and WBCC Board President Lindsey Nathan O’Connor
Jenna Sachs and FOX6 News Digital Team, Fox6 (Milwaukee), October 29, 2023

UPFRONT: Breast cancer screening bill
Legislation would expand access to breast cancer screenings

Interview with WBCC Policy Committee member Linda Hansen and State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara
Gerron Jordan, WISN 12 (Milwaukee), October 29, 2023

Madison woman warns ‘density matters’ in breast cancer screenings
Features Policy Committee member Ashley Inda and former WBCC Executive Director Dawn Anderson
Gabriella Rusk, WMTV NBC 15 (Madison), October 26, 2023

Hometown Health: Breast Cancer Awareness and Advocacy
Audio | YouTube (interview begins at 1:33)
Pat Kreitlow and Dr. Kristin Lyerly interview Lindsey Nathan O’Connor (WBCC Board President)
UpNorthNews Radio (Chippewa Falls), October 19, 2023

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Interview with Lindsey Nathan O’Connor (WBCC Board President)
WISN 12 News (Milwaukee), October 15, 2023

Bipartisan support for breast cancer screening bill is pending in Wisconsin
Sandy Maxx, 620WTMJ (Milwaukee), October 12, 2023

World Dense Breast Day with Linda Hansen
Interview with WBCC Policy Committee member Linda Hansen
WTMJ N.O.W. (News, Opinions, Wisconsin + Why it Matters), Hosts Sandy Maxx and Steve Scaffidi, September 27, 2023

How a new Wisconsin Senate bill could help increase access to breast cancer imaging
Tim Peterson, Central Time, Wisconsin Public Radio, September 8, 2023

I followed the rules and still got breast cancer. New screening bill will help others catch it.
Linda Hansen (WBCC Policy Committee member), Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 31, 2023

Breast cancer bill moving through Legislature could save millions of lives
Dominique O’Neill, WSAW-TV (Wausau), August 25, 2023

Dense Breasts or Breast Cancer? A new bill wants too make sure you don’t have to pay to find out
Interview with WBCC Policy Committee member Ashley Inda
As Goes Wisconsin, Host Kristin Brey, August 7, 2023

Insurance companies would cover supplemental breast cancer screenings under proposal
Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public Radio, July 13, 2023

Why both sides of the aisle are pushing to expand access to breast cancer screenings
Anthony DaBruzzi, Spectrum News 1, July 13, 2023

Advocates back bill to expand breast cancer screenings
WisPolitics, July 13, 2023

Senate committee considers bills to expand access to birth control and breast cancer screenings
Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner, July 13, 2023

Senate Committee on Health Hearing on SB 121
WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, July 12, 2023 (requires creation of free account to log in)

Milwaukee advocate looks to give metastatic breast cancer patients a fighting chance
Taurean Small, Spectrum News 1, March 23, 2023

Bipartisan bill would expand coverage for breast cancer screenings
Mitchell Schmidt, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison), February 22, 2023

News Conference: Breast Cancer Detection Legislation
WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, February 21, 2023 (requires creation of free account to log in)

Bill aims to reduce out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer detection
WISCTV Channel3000 (Madison), February 21, 2023

Leading health organizations: Support breast cancer screening and diagnostics legislation (Press release)
WisPolitics, February 21, 2023

Coalition wants to eliminate wait period for stage 4 breast cancer patients
Rhonda Foxx, WKOW News (Madison), October 20, 2022

‘It’s not just about pink ribbons’: What those who work year-round want you to know about breast cancer
Matt Martinez, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, October 14, 2021

Carole Meekins Interviews WBCC Advocates Dana Johnson and Kathleen Harris
Lunchtime with Carole, TMJ4 News (Milwaukee), October 6, 2021

Rare Chair Affair Helps Create Community Through Art For Breast Cancer Survivors
Lake Effect, WUWM 89.7 (Milwaukee), October 31, 2019

Breast Cancer Survivors Decorate Chairs for Charity
Spectrum News 1, October 21, 2019

Putting the ‘chair’ in charity: A unique event is celebrating its 20th anniversary
Fox6 News Real Milwaukee, October 11, 2019

Breast Cancer Advocacy Day in Madison
Spectrum News 1, October 8, 2019

Persuading Decision Makers is Key Component of Advocacy
Sandra Gines and Hayley Young, Vantage Point, Winter 2018

For Wisconsin women’s health, Well Woman Program gaps must be addressed
Letter to the Editor, Capital Times (Madison), November 28, 2017

Gines, Riccobono: Medicare cuts are a raw deal for Wisconsin seniors
Letter to the Editor, JSOnline, July 25, 2017

Letter to the Editor, Capitol Times, Madison
Hayley Young and Sandra Gines: ACA repeal could have big impact on Wisconsin women
Dec. 31, 2016

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WBCC Letter to the Editor: Concerns about Wisconsin Well Women Program and the Affordable Care Act
Dec. 22, 2016

Two decades after North Shore breast cancer study, questions remain
Rob Golub, Jewish Chronicle, September 29, 2016

OP-ED: Walker Has Slashed Women’s Health Care
Jennifer Shilling and Chris Taylor, Urban Milwaukee, May 22, 2016

Latest Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Bring Lots of Confusion
WISN 12 News (Milwaukee), October 21, 2015

Assembly Passes Measure Cutting Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood
img_2871-002Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 24, 2015

State Assembly Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood
The Badger Herald, UW-Madison, September 24, 2015

Women’s Health Advocates Concerned with New Well Woman Program Model
Capital Times, July 1, 2015

Wisconsin Well Woman Program
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, June 30, 2015

Advocates Continue to be Concerned About Changes to Well Woman Program (Press Release)
Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health, March 26, 2015

Health Advocates Concerned About Proposed Healthcare Changes
WQOW 18 (Eau Claire, WI),  March 26, 2015

2015 WAWH Women’s Health Leader Awardees Announced
Milwaukee Business News, March 6, 2015

Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition Educates on Early Puberty Risk Factors
Milwaukee Business News,  November 12, 2014

Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition: To Educate Area Parents on Early Puberty Risk Factors (Press Release)
WisBusiness, November 6, 2014

Voters to Find Numerous Referendums on Ballot
Kenosha News, October 29, 2014

“Rare Chair Affair” Uses Art to Help Those Affected by Breast Cancer to Bond and Heal
Fox 6 Now (Milwaukee), October 6, 2014

Letter: BadgerCare Vote Can Help Fight Breast cancer
Marshfield News Herald, October 3, 2014

State Delays Cutbacks to Cancer Program for Low-Income Women
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, March 24, 2014

Wisconsin Delays Cutbacks to Program for Low Income Women After Uproar
Huffington Post, March 21, 2014

Advocates Question State Cutbacks in Cancer Program for Low-Income Women
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, March 19, 2014

Wisconsin Cuts Back on Cancer Program for Low Income Women
Huffington Post, March 14, 2014

Women’s Health Policy Summit
Wisconsin Eye, March 11, 2014

Your Views: Cancer Coalition Urges ‘Yes’ Vote on BadgerCare
Gazette Extra (Janesville, WI) (subscription content)

Wis. Alliance for Women’s Health, Wis. Breast Cancer Coalition: Advocates continue to be concerned about changes to Well Woman Program
WisPolitics (subscription content)

Wisconsin AFL-CIO Photostream, June 4, 2013

Taking the Fight Against Breast Cancer to Capitol Hill
Shorewood (WI) Patch, October 27, 2012

Interview with the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition
Milwaukee Dermatology and Medical Spa Blog, October 10, 2012

UW Researchers Look for ‘Windows of Susceptibility’ to Breast Cancer
UW Health, June 2, 2011

Persistence in Breast Cancer Disparities Between African Americans and Whites in Wisconsin
PubMed Central® 2011

The Cancer Ward: The North Shore is a Hot Bed for Cancer. But Why?
Milwaukee Magazine, August 26, 2010

Survivor Stories: Mary
Gundersen Health System