National Spotlight
Who are you running for? — Join in the fight against breast cancer by running a full or half marathon through Marathon for the Cure™
Rally for the Cure — Golf, tennis, dinner events and so much more...
Major step in personalized treatment — Thanks to a 2007 research grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, scientists identified a set of 50 genes that oncologists can potentially use to tailor individualized treatments for all breast cancer patients.
HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM AND BREAST CANCER
Making the Health Care System Work for Women
October 27, 2009
Rising health care costs and inadequate coverage burden many Americans. Alarmingly, those Americans most likely to fall through the cracks are also those who need care the most. Breast cancer patients face great uncertainty in the current health care system. Women diagnosed with breast cancer, whether insured or not, face significant and sometimes devastating hurdles to receiving timely, affordable treatment. Read full article on healthreform.gov.
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