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
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allocate more research money to help find the environmental
causes of breast cancer
3. Support ...
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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 ...
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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