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Ask your congressmember to support the EARLY ACT for Breast Health
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    Sacramento, CA
About this Petition Petition Letter

WHAT IS THE EARLY ACT?
Authored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), "Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009'' or ‘‘EARLY Act". would direct the Centers for Disease Control to develop and implement a national education campaign about the threat breast cancer poses to young adult women.

The EARLY ACT would also create a national education campaign for healthcare professionals and create materials to help patients address long-term effects and challenges associated with breast cancer.  Click here to Learn more about the EARLY ACT.

KNOW YOUR RISK
Every woman is at risk for developing breast cancer. In fact, 1 out of 8 American women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. Factors such as age, family history, diet, health abnormalities and environment all play a role. There are a number of resources and tools to help you assess your own risk level for breast cancer. Click here to learn more.

Please ask your senators and representatives to support this important legislation by signing this petition. Thank you! :)

 

Recent Signatures

Please Support the "Early Act" for Breast Awareness and Health

Dear Decision Maker,

I am writing to urge you to support the "Early Act" bill authored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). If you already support the EARLY Act, consider this a Thank You.

"Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009’’ or ‘‘EARLY Act". would direct the Centers for Disease Control to develop and implement a national education campaign about the threat breast cancer poses to young adult women.

The EARLY Act would also create a national education campaign for healthcare professionals and create materials to help patients address long-term effects and challenges associated with breast cancer.

The Act is to support younger women in prevention research, education, risk identification, early detection, and treatment. Mammograms are not a core part of any of those activities, as they catch slow-growing tumors or well-established tumors that have been growing for an average of 8 years.

Mammograms are a second-line screening technique, while risk identification and early detection technologies (like HALO and genetic profiling) are more appropriate for younger women. These detection techniques should be front-line.

Many Congressmembers support the EARLY Act, but don't understand mammography's place within it. Supporting later and less frequent mammography DOES NOT mean they don't support the EARLY Act. The two work hand-in-hand.

To learn more about this initiative, visit: http://earlyactawareness.org/

Sincerely,

[Your name]

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