Finding a cure now...
so our daughters don't have to.
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Finding a cure now...
so our daughters don't have to.
opens in a new window Request a free care package Making an Impact in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
- 1,662free Friends Like Me care packages sent in 2024
- $6mcontributed to breast cancer researchers in PA
- 372+women helped through patient advocacy in 2024
- 92¢of every dollar goes toward our programs and services
Request a Friends Like Me Care Package
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition offers free care packages to individuals diagnosed with breast cancer through its Friends Like Me and Friends Like Me 2 programs (a package designed specifically for women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer). Each customized box includes resources, small gifts, cosmetics and a reminder that no one rights breast cancer alone.
Thank you for participating in the 2024 PA Breast Cancer Coalition Conference!
Thanks to YOU, the 2024 PA Breast Cancer Coalition Conference left us feeling energized, informed, and full of hope. Your participation and insights made the day truly special. We enjoyed seeing connections and conversations among survivors, thrivers, advocates, community partners, researchers, healthcare heroes, and leaders in the fight against breast cancer.
opens in a new window Click here for Conference photos In Full Effect! No-cost Breast Cancer MRI, Genetic Testing Bill
Act 1 of 2023 / Senate Bill 8 is now fully implemented for individuals with increased risk factors who are insured under Pennsylvania law. The legislation removes all costs associated with breast MRI, ultrasound, genetic testing and counseling for individuals at high-risk for hereditary cancers who are insured under Pennsylvania law. Are you covered by Act 1? If so, When does it take effect for you? Click on our link below for more information about Act 1 implementation.
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When faced with a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, there is some key information that you need to ask yourself and share with your treatment team. Lillie Shockney, survivor and university distinguished service professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, shares these questions and answers in our latest Ask the Experts session, "Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer."
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The PA Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (PA-BCCEDP) is here to help provide no-cost mammograms, services and no-cost treatment to women of low to moderate income.
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My diagnosis I was diagnosed in 2015 after my very first mammogram. I was 40 years old at the time and...
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Amanda Searight, Beaver County My diagnosis and treatment I received my diagnosis December 9, 2021. With covid, my first mammogram was...
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