Breastcancer.org Serves as Stand Up To Cancer Resource

Breastcancer.org, the No. 1 online resource for breast cancer and breast health information, has joined advocates nationwide in support of Stand Up To Cancer. This unprecedented initiative culminates this week with the collaboration of ABC, CBS, and NBC in a primetime broadcast Friday, Sept. 5 (8 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT) to raise funds for cancer research.

“Awareness is crucial to preventing and curing cancer, just as prevention and early detection are crucial to conquering breast cancer,” says Marisa C. Weiss, M.D., Breastcancer.org founder and president. “We champion Stand Up To Cancer’s efforts to help conquer the devastation that is cancer.

“Breastcancer.org is honored to be a named resource and educational outreach partner of Stand Up To Cancer,” says Dr. Weiss.

For further information about breast cancer or Breastcancer.org’s role with  Stand Up To Cancer, or to speak with Breastcancer.org founder Dr. Marisa Weiss, please contact Karen Young-Levi at Breastcancer.org at (610) 642-6550 or kyoung@breastcancer.org.

About Breastcancer.org

Breastcancer.org is the #1 online source for breast cancer and breast health information and support, with more than 5,000 pages of medically vetted content. Breastcancer.org is dedicated to providing the most reliable, comprehensive, and up-to-date news and information about breast cancer, its prevention, and treatment. A non-profit organization, Breastcancer.org serves more than 8 million visitors each year.

 

Marisa C. Weiss, M.D. is co-author of Taking Care of Your “Girls:” A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens, and In-Betweens, published Sept. 2, 2008 by Three Rivers Press (www.takingcareofyourgirls.com). The book, the first of its kind, represents a key turning point in the conversation about breast care: a movement toward breast cancer prevention and breast health awareness among girls at a much younger age than traditional prevention efforts.