The National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to ending breast cancer through action and advocacy.

Washington, DC
Joined September 2009
"It's a pretty heavy burden." Advocates like Punita are among the many Americans seeing their healthcare costs soar due to the House not extending the ACAs enhanced premium tax credits. Urge the Senate to extend them: nbcc.info/4iuGrOG
Treating breast cancer is expensive, from hospital bills and medication copays to indirect costs. When people can’t afford health care, they face impossible choices. Read NBCC's @MichelleTregear's @WebMD feature about financial toxicity & breast cancer. nbcc.info/3VatbFQ
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When the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits expired in 2025, Lashelle was one of the people living with breast cancer who was left uninsured because she lost access to affordable insurance. Read her story and urge the Senate to renew them! nbcc.info/4hXeK10
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The ACA's enhanced premium tax credits made health plans affordable. By allowing those credits to expire, the Senate’s inaction has led to skyrocketing premiums and the loss of coverage for many constituents. Urge your senator to extend the credits nbcc.info/4iuGrOG
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Registration is open for NBCC’s annual Summit & Lobby Day on April 17-20, 2027! Join advocates and learn about the latest breast cancer science & effective advocacy strategies from respected researchers, grassroots leaders & prominent public policy experts nbcc.info/4eoDKfb
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NBCC advocate Elora: NBCC is the best organization for science advocacy "when you really want to make an impact." Learn how we train and equip advocates with the tools they need to have a seat at the table wherever breast cancer decisions are made. nbcc.info/46zBnlF
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National Breast Cancer Coalition retweeted
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Want to understand breast cancer science well enough to help shape it? Apply for NBCC’s Project LEAD, which gives breast cancer advocates the scientific knowledge and critical-thinking skills to engage meaningfully in research and policy. nbcc.info/46z2PQq
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National Breast Cancer Coalition retweeted
📣 Applications OPEN for @StopBreastCancer’s 2027 #ProjectLEAD! As a 2019 grad, I highly recommend this exceptional program for advocates interested in the science behind #BreastCancer research! No tuition fees. Limited travel/lodging scholarships may not cover all costs. 🔗 stopbreastcancer.org/what-we…
Want to understand breast cancer science well enough to help shape it? Apply for NBCC’s Project LEAD, which gives breast cancer advocates the scientific knowledge and critical-thinking skills to engage meaningfully in research and policy. nbcc.info/46z2PQq
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"[The Artemis Project] is dedicated to what we should be doing about preventing metastasis or preventing breast cancer." NBCC is leading the way in research and moving breast cancer science forward through the Artemis Project. nbcc.info/4hjBmHs
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"[Project LEAD] really cemented [breast cancer science] for me." Attend Project LEAD to become an educated breast cancer patient advocate like Carolyn. nbcc.info/46z2PQq
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"I'm sitting here right now because of science." Federally funded studies helped establish the scientific foundation for advances like Herceptin and more. Thanks to these developments, advocates like Carey can watch their children grow up. nbcc.info/4yWoG0p
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Want to understand breast cancer science well enough to help shape it? Apply for NBCC’s Project LEAD, which gives breast cancer advocates the scientific knowledge and critical-thinking skills to engage meaningfully in research and policy. nbcc.info/46z2PQq
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New cancer treatments can offer meaningful advances—but increasingly high drug prices raise difficult questions about affordability and access. Join us for a November 16 webinar for a discussion of why cancer drugs launch at the prices they do in the US: stopbreastcancer.org/events/…
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"I was a beneficiary of the Department of Defense [DOD BCRP] program and Herceptin, and every single second that I have on this planet, I know that I am here because of other advocates." Federally funded research programs like the DOD BCRP save lives. nbcc.info/4hprYC1
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"The medications I’m on today didn’t exist when I first got diagnosed." To advocates like Tonsa, saving science means saving lives and improving quality of life. That's why we must protect science. nbcc.info/4yimShj
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The candidates we elect to Congress could affect the funding of the next breakthrough in breast cancer science. Programs like the DOD BCRP receive funding through Congressional appropriations and could hold the key to ending this disease. nbcc.info/4hprYC1
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Honor  Metastatic  Breast Cancer Awareness Day today with ACTION. Breast cancer patients can't wait. Urge your representative to support the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act! nbcc.info/3TL1H9t
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People like Donna who live with metastatic breast cancer shouldn’t have to wait to access the benefits they’re entitled to. What is Congress waiting for? Take action today and urge Congress to pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act. nbcc.info/4hiweTF
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Access to quality health care saves lives—and research demonstrates how crucial that access is for women with breast cancer. That's why NBCC supports policies that support access to affordable, quality evidence-based health care. nbcc.info/4bKXZDx
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"Just because people lose their coverage doesn't mean they stop being sick." Breast cancer patients' lives depend on access to quality care. Reducing access to Medicaid directly harms them. Learn how Medicaid cuts might impact your state: nbcc.info/3TqBqgy
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