Program areas at Breastcancer.org
Medical content educational resources: breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg was founded in 2000 to empower people by giving them the best medical information about breast cancer and a supportive community, so they could make the best decisions to protect their lives. Since then, breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg has evolved into the world's leading patient-centric resource for breast health and breast cancer information and support. With our services delivered digitally, primarily through our website and social media pages, we can impact those affected by breast cancer all over the world. In 2022 alone, we reached 16.7 million people in 240 countries and territories. Moreover, breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg serves people who can't wait for a cure. They have breast cancer now, and we reach them with the information and support they need in critical decision-making moments, when they need these resources most.for the year ended may 31, 2022, breastcancer.org's medically vetted core content pages were viewed by 16.3 million users over 21.3 million sessions. With extensive, expert-vetted core content, breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg helps people affected by breast cancer obtain the information they need to help them make critical medical decisions and achieve their best health outcomes. This includes information on diagnosis, treatment options and side effect management, day-to-day matters, psychosocial issues, and risk reduction. Breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg publishes written content, videos, special reports, webinars, and podcasts. Breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg provides a personalization tool where users can create an individual profile that matches them with content that is most relevant to their diagnosis, treatment, and preferences. This informs the decisions they can make with their healthcare providers. Breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg created a variety of resources and tools to assist people with breast cancer during the covid-19 pandemic. As all the resources breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg provides are digital, access to them was uninterrupted during the pandemic
Research news:breastcancer.org's research news program highlights the most relevant, up-to-date, and clearly actionable breast cancer research. Our medical experts review the latest study results from a variety of publications and provide six to ten summaries per month in language that is easy for our audience to understand. In 2022 alone, breastcancer.org's research news section received about 3.0 million pageviews. During the year ended may 31, 2022, breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg published 71 research news articles.
Community/user-generated resources:breastcancer.org's moderated online community, available to english- and spanish-speaking individuals, provides essential peer support to people with breast cancer and their loved ones. Since they were launched, our discussion boards have helped 239,000 people share advice, motivation, and comfort through 84 forums on topics including treatment options and side effects, health maintenance, exercise support, and the latest clinical research. Not only is our online community an essential support space for our audience, but it also allows breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg to watch for and respond to the emerging and diverse needs of people affected by breast cancer.
In addition to the programs offered on our own digital properties, breastcancer.orBreastcancerorgrg also conducts educational outreach through 1) participation in conferences, such as the san antonio breast cancer symposium, 2) a variety of speaking engagements nationwide 3) distribution of informational booklets and 4) participation on social media platforms such as facebook and instagram.