SUPPORT, HEALTH ADVOCACY & INFORMATION
Breast Cancer Options has received the 2009 New York State Innovation in Early Detection and Research Award in the category of non profit organization. This award was bestowed by the New York State Department of Health's Breast Cancer Detection and Education Advisory Council.
Only 2 of these annual awards are given to non profits in New York State and it is a great honor to be recognized for the scope and excellence of our programs. We provide the only grassroots, non hospital based services for women with breast cancer in the Hudson Valley. In many areas we are the only service provider.
BCO is an organization of survivors and their supporters who understand that a woman diagnosed with breast cancer is suddenly faced with some of the most important decisions she will ever make about her own healthcare. In deciding on a plan of action, it is important to understand:
- That all questions are good ones
- Which information is credible and reliable
- What statistics really mean
- Which lifestyle changes make a difference
- How complementary medicine can be integrated in treatment
- That you do not have to face all this, including physician visits, by yourself
Whether you need information, advocacy, or support
to meet the challenge of breast cancer,
we are just a phone call, an e-mail, or a web site away.
We want to be there for you!
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to educate breast cancer patients about effective treatment options, to advocate for and support informed patient choice and to promote public awareness regarding cancer risk reduction.
Today, five women are dying every hour from breast cancer and no one knows why. One woman in eight will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. New York women are at even greater risk and at present there is no explanation.Our ultimate goal is to see the end of this epidemic through education, public awareness and legislation. We reach out to the women of our community whose lives have been touched by breast cancer and hope to provide support and create in them the positive effects of activism.
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To work on cancer-related issues through education and political action.
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To work with health care professionals to provide and train volunteers to support women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer.
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To support investigations into all the environmental issues that relate to breast cancer.
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To insure that everyone has access to quality healthcare once they are diagnosed with breast cancer.
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To make sure that patients get access to all pertinent health information so that they can make informed treatment decisions.
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To conduct Doctor/Patient Roundtables to improve communication between a patient and their doctor.
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To identify and lower the risk factors associated with breast cancer.
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To offer the latest research information in prevention & treatment options.
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To offer an open forum for emotional support as well as political involvement.
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To remember and seek out the healing power in words, poetry, art, music and touch.
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To see this disease eradicated-within the coming generation-if not for us, then for our daughters, our sons, and their children.
BREAST CANCER OPTIONS, a grassroots organization focusing on Health Advocacy, Support and Education. The information on this website is intended for educational purposes only, in order to help you make informed health choices and may not have been touched upon by your doctors. We are not doctors and we do not recommend any particular treatments. We are including this information to advise you of the complete scientific overview that is currently available, although we may not necessarily endorse it.
