New! Stop Drive-through Mastectomies

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among U.S. women ages 40-55, and is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths. During the year 2000, 182,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, and 43,300 women died of breast cancer. At present, one woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime (data from National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. Web site).

Here are just a few of many helpful resources on the subject: International Breast Cancer Organizations

The House version of the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act is co-sponsored by 153 members of Congress from both sides of the aisle. The legislation is supported by the American Medical Association; NABCO; American College of Surgeons; American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses; National Council of Jewish Women; Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research; Susan G. Komen Foundation; Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization; and Families USA..."

(Excerpt) "...While both the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical Association believe that most patients require a longer hospital stay, "drive-through" mastectomies have become an unwelcome reality for women who are battling breast cancer. Against the advice of their doctors, thousands of women must leave the hospital while still in pain, groggy with anesthesia and with drainage tubes still in place.