Quality Care Initiative
NOBCCF works to educate breast cancer patients and improve access to quality health care for all. We support the National
Breast Cancer Coaliton's Quality Care Guidelines:
Access
Information
Choice
Respect
Accountability
Improvement
We provide breast cancer patients with referral services, brochures and support group services to help patients understand
their breast cancer diagnosis and help them make informed choices about their treatment.
We also provided education and resources to help all breast cancer survivors understand their diagnosis and learn how
to access optimal follow up care for breast cancer. We also have resources and educational materials available for women who
are at risk of developing breast cancer.
NOBCCF also provides education, resources and advocacy to health care and human services providers in the community, as
well as government entities and elected officials, helping them to understand the latest information about breast cancer risk
factors, screening, diagnosis and treatment.
Feel free to call or email if you would like copies of educational brochures.
Lend A Helping Hand
Lend A Helping Hand, established in 2001, provides education, patient navigation and financial support to breast cancer patients.
More information...
Breast Cancer Task Force
Since 2002, NOBCCF has worked to bring community leaders, cancer groups, health care providers, and breast cancer activists
together to collaborate on ways to improve access to quality education, screening, treatment and support services for area
women and men.
The group is currently meeting to develop a strategic plan for coordinating services in Cuyahoga County.
Advocacy
Every day Congress and state government pass laws and make decisions that affect issues that impact you -
breast cancer research, access to health care, patient rights, etc. Since 1992, breast cancer survivors have used advocacy
to raise billions for breast cancer research and improve access to health care for all. Learn how you can become involved
in grassroots advocacy and make a difference. More info
Research and Clinical Trials Initiative
In cooperation with the National Breast Cancer Coalition, NOBCCF participates in ongoing efforts to educate patients about
clinical trials and works to assist with accrual for selected trials that chosen for being well designed and holding promise
for patients.
TAILORx Trial - Personalized Treatment Trial for Breast Cancer
Fast Facts About the TAILORx Trial
National Breast Cancer Coalition's Clinical Trials Page
Our advocates are also involved in advancing quality breast cancer research throught the Department of Defense Breast Cancer
Research Program. We lobby Congress yearly for funding for this innovative program which has a history of funding breakthrough
research, such as discovery of the Her2neu oncogene, among others.
NOBCCF members attend ProjectLEAD, a series of courses developed by NBCC that bring researchers together with advocates
to teach them how to understand the basics of breast cancer, how research projects are developed and clinical trials designed.
Graduates of ProjectLEAD participate as consumer reviewers in a variety of ways: on research review panels, attend breast
cancer conferences and participate in the DOD Breast Cancer Research Program and the Era of Hope Conferences.
Apply to Attend ProjectLEAD Classes
Summary of 2005 Era of Hope Meeting
Era of Hope 2005 Abstracts
