Mission Statement

 

BCAM works to:

1. Educate about ...

  • environmental toxins linked to breast cancer
  • widespread exposures to cancer hazards
  • the Precautionary Principle
  • the benefits and risks of various treatments
  • current cancer research, treatment and services

 2. Advocate policies that would ...

  • decrease the amount of toxins in our environment
  • allocate more research money to help find the environmental
    causes of breast cancer

3. Support ...

  • individuals in their right to have a strong voice in decisions
    about their diagnosis and treatment
  • efforts to improve services, health care, and health policies

4. Network ...                                                                 

  • to create a resource-sharing community of women who
    care about the issue of breast cancer
  • to encourage other breast cancer organizations to join
    the fight for prevention of the disease, as well as for                                         
    improvements in diagnosis and treatment                      
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