Nancy's Chalkboard Blog
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A Tale of Two Cancers: I was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome Related to my Breast Cancer Treatment 14 years ago – Another Harm of Advanced Disease
It was a stunner when the ER doctor reported to my husband Joe and me that all my blood lines (red, white and platelets) were dangerously low and I would need to be admitted to the hospital for a blood transfusion.
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Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: Forging the Breast Density Reporting Movement to Protect Women from Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer
If it is true that patients turned advocates, without paid lobbyists, duped 35 state legislatures and governors, we should get an Emmy for best reality show!
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What a Difference a Decade Makes: The First Breast Density Law in Connecticut Ignites the Grassroots Movement for Breast Screening Justice - from Zero to 35 Laws in 10 Years
It was clear as the testimonies continued that the members of the committee were in the people’s corner and rejected the weak reasons as to why a woman’s dense breast tissue should not be disclosed as part of her mammography reporting results.
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The Voices That Matter Speak: California Women Overwhelmingly Want the Breast Density Law to Stay
We needed to hear from the voices of women who have the most to gain or lose from their stage at diagnosis. Their voices needed to be front and center as the merits of the breast density law are debated.
