Exhibitor Showcase
Nonprofit groups from around California will share practical knowledge about what you can do to confront breast cancer in your community.
American Cancer Society, California Division
The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health
problem by saving lives, diminishing suffering, and preventing cancer through
research, education, advocacy and service.
Breast Cancer Action
Breast Cancer Action carries the voices of people affected by breast cancer
to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic.
Breast Cancer Fund
In response to the public health crisis of breast cancer, the Breast Cancer
Fund identifies and advocates for elimination of the environmental and other
preventable causes of the disease.
California Breast Cancer Organizations (CABCO)
CABCO is a coalition of eight organizations from throughout California. The
mission of CABCO is to work toward the eradication of breast cancer through
education and advocacy.
California Breast Cancer Research Program
The California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) was established pursuant
to passage by the California Legislature of the 1993 Breast Cancer Act. The
program is responsible for administering funding for breast cancer research
in the State of California, and its mission is to eliminate breast cancer by
leading innovation in research, communication, and collaboration in the California
scientific and lay communities.
California Cancer Registry
The California Cancer Registry (CCR) is California’s statewide population-based cancer surveillance
system. The CCR collects information about all cancers diagnosed in California.
California Health Collaborative
The Collaborative is committed to addressing the health needs of Californians
who have limited access to resources affecting their well-being. Those who
face barriers related to culture and language, geography, and financial resources
are of particular focus. With a vision of serving the underserved throughout
the state, the Collaborative’s principal service area is Central and far
Northern California.
California Partnership for Long-Term Care
The mission of the California Partnership for Long-Term Care is to increase
the number of middleincome Californians who have quality long-term care insurance
that prevents or delays their dependence on Medi-Cal.
Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic (CMCC)
Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic is a state licensed holistic
health clinic that provides free complementary alternative medicine treatments
to low-income women with cancer.
Forum Medical Group
Provides free mammograms to low-income women, who are 40 years of age and older,
live in California, do not have insurance, and have not had a mammogram in
at least one year.
Guam Communications Network, Inc.
A multi-service Chamorro community-based agency headquartered in Long Beach,
California. Our mission is to facilitate increased public awareness of the
issues concerning the Chamorro people and culture through education, coalition
building, and advocacy.
Health Education Council/Cancer Detection Programs
We are dedicated to promoting quality of life and community norms which include
the prevention of diseases; the right to a healthy environment; respect for
individual rights, cultural traditions, ethnic and linguistic diversity, shared
community responsibility, and involvement; and innovative and visionary responses
which meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Hoag Cancer Center
Breast Cancer Program
Hoag Cancer Center was built with one fundamental principle
in mind: providing state-of-the-art cancer care in a comforting, patient-friendly
setting.
NCI Cancer Information Services
The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which
conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination,
and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
Partnered for Progress
The Los Angeles County Regional Cancer Detection Partnership is contributing
to the battle against breast cancer by promoting our community’s infrastructure
to respond to the increased need for breast cancer education, advocacy and
early detection services.
Pink-Link
Pink-Link is a nonprofit organization which provides an online support resource
for women affected by breast cancer. On our website: www.pink-link.org, women
can connect with other women with similar breast cancer issues using the
search capabilities of our innovative online database. Our members can create
a personal journal, to keep family and friends updated about their treatment
and get help from our on-staff professionals regarding nutrition, exercise,
and alternative medicine. All services provided on our website are completely
free.
Sisters Network Inc., SF Chapter
SNI’s outreach initiatives strives to promote the importance of breast health through personal
empowerment, support, breast education programs, resources, information, and research through
its strong affiliate chapter base.
The Bay Area Breast Cancer and The Environment Research Center (BABCERC)
The BABCERC is one of four national centers funded by NIEHS and NCI to research
environmental risks of breast cancer by focusing on mammary gland development
during puberty. The research at each center includes a laboratory study, an
epidemiology study, and a communitybased outreach and translation Core (COTC).
The joint research being conducted by the centers is based on the hypothesis
that environmental exposures during mammary gland development may impact the
breast in ways that can after the risk of breast cancer in later life.
Tobacco-Related
Disease Program
The mission of the Tobacco-Related Diseases Program (TRDRP)
is to support research that focuses on the prevention, causes, and treatment
of tobacco-related disease and the reduction of the human and economic costs
of tobacco use in California.
Women of Color Breast Cancer Survivor’s Support Project
Our mission is to:
• Provide psychosocial support for you and your loved ones
• Provide crisis intervention for you and your loved ones
• Provide breast health education to community members at large
• Offer knowledge focused on early detection
• Commit to effecting public policy
• Commit to social change regarding breast health awareness
• Support culturally sensitive research
• Lobby on both state and federal levels for breast cancer legislation
Women’s Cancer Resource Center, Oakland
To empower women with cancer to be active and informed consumers and survivors; to provide
community for women with cancer and their supporters; to educate the general community about
cancer; and to be actively involved in the struggle for a life-affirming, cancer-free society.
Zero Breast Cancer
Zero Breast Cancer is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding the causes
of breast cancer through community participation in the research process. We
focus on identifying environmental factors and the role they play in the development
of breast cancer at all stages of life.
