Shirley Mertz, board member of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Network and metastatic breast cancer survivor, introduces us to the work of MBCN.org informing, educating and supporting both men and women living with metastatic breast cancer. Advocacy in Action videos at the 34th Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was made possible by support from: [...]

Musa Mayer, a research advocate and founder of the website, AdvancedBC.org, talks about her journey as an advocate for metastatic breast cancer. Advocacy in Action videos at the 34th Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was made possible by support from: VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Selma Schimmel, Founder & CEO, Vital Options International I’ve very pleased [...]

Musa Mayer, a research advocate and founder of the website, AdvancedBC.org, has a frank discussion with Selma Schimmel on the issues and challenges surrounding tissue and specimen collection and sharing. How can we as advocates, help facilitate changes to make tissue sharing an easier process? Advocacy in Action videos at the 34th Annual CTRC-AACR San [...]

  Dr. Hope Rugo discusses the chemotherapy agent, Eribulin and the results of a recent study focused on breast cancer patients with advanced disease. We also question if she thinks this is the end for chemotherapy agents in the treatment of breast cancer? This interview was conducted at the 34th Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast [...]

Vital Options International presents Advocacy in Action: Metastatic Breast Cancer, bringing together the influential leaders of the metastatic breast cancer advocacy community to address core issues that impact these cancer patients today. Considering metastatic breast cancer is by far the leading cause of breast cancer mortality, we discovered the quality video content in this area [...]

  Vital Options International presents Advocacy in Action: Metastatic Breast Cancer, bringing together the influential leaders of the cancer advocacy community to address core issues that impact metastatic breast cancer patients today. Joining Selma Schimmel as co-moderators are Elyse Spatz Caplan, Director of Programs & Partnerships at Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Shirley Mertz, Board Member, [...]

  Vital Options International presents Advocacy in Action: Metastatic Breast Cancer, bringing together the influential leaders of the cancer advocacy community to address core issues that impact metastatic breast cancer patients today. Joining Selma Schimmel as co-moderators are Elyse Spatz Caplan, Director of Programs & Partnerships at Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Shirley Mertz, Board Member, [...]

  Vital Options International presents Advocacy in Action: Metastatic Breast Cancer, bringing together the influential leaders of the cancer advocacy community to address core issues that impact metastatic breast cancer patients today. Joining Selma Schimmel as co-moderators are Elyse Spatz Caplan, Director of Programs & Partnerships at Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Shirley Mertz, Board Member, [...]

  Vital Options International presents Advocacy in Action: Metastatic Breast Cancer, bringing together the influential leaders of the cancer advocacy community to address core issues that impact metastatic breast cancer patients today. Joining Selma Schimmel as co-moderators are Elyse Spatz Caplan, Director of Programs & Partnerships at Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Shirley Mertz, Board Member, [...]

  Vital Options International presents Advocacy in Action: Metastatic Breast Cancer, bringing together the influential leaders of the cancer advocacy community to address core issues that impact metastatic breast cancer patients today. Joining Selma Schimmel as co-moderators are Elyse Spatz Caplan, Director of Programs & Partnerships at Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Shirley Mertz, Board Member, [...]