Dear Friends,
Our first issue of the 2016 BCC Quarterly is published in loving memory of one of our founders, Rachel Cheetham Moro. Rachel died of metastatic breast cancer on February 6th, 2012.
This issue contains an article by Rachel’s mother-in-law Felicia Moro, a classic post from Rachel’s blog “The Cancer Culture Chronicles,” and a review by BCC member Lani Horn of an edited book of Rachel’s blog posts prepared by BCC founding member Sarah Horton and Rachel’s mother, Mandy Cheetham.
You’ll find an article I published on Broadly, a channel on VICE, about the NFL’s philanthropic contributions. To get a sense of the league’s priorities, I analyzed data on the NFL Foundation—the 501(c)(3) non-profit that officially represents the philanthropic mission of the league’s 32 clubs. Turns out that the NFL’s charitiable activities primarily serve NFL programming, and not cancer research.
In a research brief, you’ll read what BCC member Edyta Zierkiewicz and her colleague Emilia Mazurek learned in their research about how spouses in Poland cope with a breast cancer diagnosis and what kinds of support they provide.
Our spotlights of key breast cancer groups and what we love about them are ongoing. You’ll find the cumulative list on our website.
Thank you for reading, and for your continued support of this work.
Sincerely,
Gayle Sulik, PhD (Founder and Principal Investigator)
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Gayle Sulik will present SKYPE presentations on “NGOs and breast cancer” to students at Northern Illinois University in March and on “the new wave of breast cancer advocacy” to students at University at Albany in April. Book now if you’re interested setting up videoconferencing at your institution this year.
On Feb. 5, 2016, Ana Porroche Escudero gave a talk in a cybernetic scientific café hosted by La Pantera Rossa on “gender, empowerment and breast cancer awareness campaigns” via Skype, followed by Q&A. It was a first of its kind in this region of Spain.
Call for Submissions – Women and Environments International Magazine (WEI) is seeking submissions for its upcoming issue Engaging Ethically in the Age of “Sustainable Consumerism. DEADLINE for expressions of interest: Feb. 15, 2016. More »
The 2016 Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference to be held in Barcelona has opened registration with an early bird ticket price. Deadline for Abstract Submissions March 31st 2016. More »
The 4th Annual Lown Conference will take place in Chicago from April 15-17, 2016 with a new component — their first ever Research Day. Click here to register.
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