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The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) held December 8-12, 2015 is designed to provide the latest experimental research on breast cancer and premalignant breast disease to an international audience of academic and private physicians and researchers. BCC partner Grazia de Michele is attending this year’s symposium with a scholarship from Advocates for Breast Cancer. . . . → Read More: SABCS Under Way 
BCC partners Grazia de Michele and Ana Porroche Escudero participated in an influential public event on breast cancer this past October held at Marienea, Basauri’s Women’s Association in Bilbao, Spain. The event was sponsored by the Women’s Institute of the Basque Country (Emakunde-Emakumearen Euskal Erakundea), the premier group responsible for promoting, advising, and assessing gender . . . → Read More: International Feminist Critiques of Breast Cancer Culture 
Isabel Franc is a professional comic creator and author of Alicia en un mundo real [Alice in the real world] – as opposed to Alice in wonderland]. The comic is a critical reflection of the author’s experience of breast cancer. On October, 24th, there will be an experiential workshop with Isabel Franc for women who . . . → Read More: Announcement: Featuring Artists Isabel Franc and Judith Vizcarra Ana Porroche-Escudero Grazia De Michele BCC partners Ana Porroche-Escudero and Grazia de Michele, on behalf of Basauri’s Women’s Association, have been invited to participate in a public event on breast cancer on October 23, 2015 in Bilbao, Spain. The event will be held in Marienea, Basauri’s Women’s Association, which is a . . . → Read More: Announcement: Drs. Ana Porroche-Escudero and Grazia de Michele to Speak in Bilbao, Spain on October 23, 2015 
An Evening with Sandra Steingraber: California Fracking and Public Health Monday, October 12, 2015 – 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Schools of the Sacred Heart – Syufy Theater 2222 Broadway St. San Francisco, CA Co-hosted by Breast Cancer Action, Environmental Working Group and . . . → Read More: Announcement: Dr. Sandra Steingraber Speaking in San Francisco, Oct. 12, 2015 
The OUPblog Tenth Anniversary Book: Ten Years of Academic Insights for the Thinking World celebrates the incisive works that made the OUPblog an unrivaled source for sophisticated learning, understanding, and reflection. Thirty-four (of over 8,000) blog articles have been hand-picked by Oxford University Press editors and regular OUPblog contributors to represent the Press’s commitment to . . . → Read More: “The Teal Before the Pink” Featured in OUPblog Anniversary Collection [French]: Dans les dernières années, une vision édulcorée et banalisée du cancer du sein a dominé le discours public. Décrite comme un rituel de passage, la diagnose du cancer du sein est devenue, pour les personnes atteintes, une injonction à sourire, à avoir une attitude positive. Cette vision superficielle, encore présente dans plusieurs contextes, a . . . → Read More: Appel à contribution « A tes côtés : prendre soin d’une personne atteinte du cancer du sein 
For many decades, a rosy and trivializing vision of breast cancer dominated public discourse. Described almost as a rite of passage, a breast cancer diagnosis seemed to invite the afflicted to smile, to rise above the disease. This superficial mandate, still ubiquitous in many circles, bolstered an upbeat message about how to deal with breast . . . → Read More: Call for Contributors – By Your Side: Being a Caregiver for Someone with Breast Cancer 
ANNOUNCEMENT Preventing Overdiagnosis 2015 Conference September 1-3, 2015 Bethesda, MD, U.S. Join over 400 scientists, clinicians, policy makers and consumer advocates at the 2015 Preventing Overdiagnosis conference in Bethesda, Maryland USA. Preventing Overdiagnosis is a partnership with, NIH National Cancer Institute, The Dartmouth Institute, The BMJ, Bond University, the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and the . . . → Read More: Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference 
We are sad to share that our friend Lisa Bonchek Adams died of metastatic breast cancer on March 6th. Much love and strength to Lisa’s family, friends, and to all of us who listened to Lisa’s sound and pointed perspectives on breast cancer. From Lisa’s Blog, The thousands upon thousands who knew and . . . → Read More: Lisa Bonchek Adams, In Memoriam – March 6, 2015 |
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