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Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is an international organization focusing on young adults diagnosed with breast cancer ages 40 and under. [1] Founded in 1998 by three young women with breast cancer, YSC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in the United States. It is currently led by board president Desirée A. H. Walker and CEO Jennifer Merschdorf.
The foundation's namesake, Susan Goodman Komen, died of breast cancer in 1980 at age 36. [8] [9] Her younger sister Nancy Brinker, who has stated that she believed Susan's outcome might have been better had she known more about cancer and its treatment, founded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982. [9] [10]
Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) is a grassroots advocacy organization that combines the power of advocacy, education, policy, and research to unite around the goal of ending breast cancer. It was founded in 1991 by a group of breast cancer survivors, including President Fran Visco.
The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is a U.S. breast cancer organization [1] [2] that promotes breast cancer awareness and education, provides free screening services, and supports breast cancer patients and survivors. [3]
Tower Cancer Research Foundation (TCRF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to clinical research, patient support and community education. It was established in 1996 in Beverly Hills, California.
Tiah Tomlin-Harris still remembers the feeling of not being able to breathe when her doctor told her she had triple-negative breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of the disease, at age 38.