Dear Friends,
In the latest issue of the Breast Cancer Consortium Quarterly, we highlight So Much To Be Done, a must-read collection of writings from breast cancer activist, Barbara Brenner; a new edited collection The Invisible Scars (translated into Catalan), which features the feminist writings of several BCC partners; an important new documentary called The Good Breast, premiering at the Bentonville Film Festival on May 4th; our two cents about another crackpot news story brought to our attention by Health News Review; a thought piece about the dehumanizing impact of biomedical surveillance; a crowdsourcing opportunity to support a new Spanish documentary, ARRETA, on queer experiences of breast cancer; a research brief on representations of breast cancer in the Canadian news; and a beautiful article in memory of author and field biologist Eva Saulitis, who died from metastatic breast cancer earlier this year.
We’ve added the Lown Institute’s RightCare Alliance to our spotlights of key advocacy groups. See our website for a growing list of organizations worth watching and supporting.
Most importantly, we send love and support to our friend and colleague Jody Schoger, who has recently entered hospice care following nearly 3 years of treatment for a breast cancer recurrence.
Sincerely,
Gayle Sulik, PhD (Founder and Principal Investigator)
Read the full BCCQ »
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Many thanks to Dr. Rajani Bhatia at the University at Albany (SUNY) and Dr. Laura Heideman at Northern Illinois University’s Center for NGO Leadership and Development for arranging for Gayle Sulik to SKYPE into their classrooms to present “#RETHINK PINK: Moving Beyond Breast Cancer Awareness.”
On March 31, 2016 (In)visible Scars: Feminist Perspectives on Breast Cancer edited by Ana Porroche-Escudero, Gerard Coll-Planas, and Caterina Riba launched at the venue Francesca Bonnemaison in Barcelona, Spain. The book features feminist writing by several BCC partners. More »
2016 Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference to be held in Barcelona SPAIN from September 20 – 22, 2016. More »
4th Annual Lown Conference took place in Chicago from April 15-17, 2016. Find highlights here.
