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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2004 96(9):650-651; doi:10.1093/jnci/96.9.650
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Economy, Improvements in Patient Advocacy Prompt Breast Cancer Group To Shut Down

Joyce Baldwin

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The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) announced in January that, after 18 years of operation, the organization will officially close its doors on June 30. During its existence, NABCO was instrumental in shaping the way breast cancer is treated in the United States, educating patients and members of the medical profession, empowering women to learn more about the disease, and developing a model of patient advocacy.

"NABCO is perhaps the mother of the breast cancer advocacy movement in that the group was begun so long ago, and breast cancer is now a rather mature issue, particularly as a patient advocacy issue," said Joann Schellenbach, a member of NABCO’s board of directors, who is a consultant in medical and scientific communications.

The leadership of NABCO reached its decision after nearly 2 years of deliberations, said its executive director Amy S. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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