Dear Friends,
This year, the BCCQ will publish another Special Issue. By Your Side: Being a Caregiver edited by Grazia de Michele and Cinzia Greco focuses on the experiences of those whose lives have been changed when their loved ones were diagnosed with breast cancer. In spite of the burdens they carry and the suffering they go through as part of their roles as caregivers, their narratives, like those of caregivers in general, are seldom acknowledged or taken into account.
We release our special issue on October 13th to honor Metastatic (stage 4) Breast Cancer Awareness Day. We join with those who work to increase the attention, understanding, research, and resources for metastatic breast cancer, which is responsible for the steady number of breast cancer deaths every year.
Along with the special issue (PDF), we share a review of Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book (6th ed.); a series of spotlights on breast cancer organizations; an international call to remove pink ribbon blindfolds and ask “the big question”; and a series of essays on: pinkwashing and the middle east, the efforts of an activist in Spain calling for economic protections for cancer patients, the role of nurse navigators, the tyrrany of beauty ideals for women treated for breast cancer, the mammography screening debate, and new research on DCIS, which is currently classified as a stage 0 breast cancer.
Our spotlights and essays will continue throughout the month and beyond. You’ll find them on our website.
Thank you for reading, and for your continued support of this work. Please share or “tweet” this issue, or forward the BCCQ by email to colleagues and friends who would be interested.
Sincerely,
Gayle Sulik, PhD (Founder and Principal Investigator)
