All Posts: Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention
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Jill Biden Joins Washington Area Anchorwomen to Raise Funds for Georgetown’s Capital Breast Care Center
(February 8, 2019) — On a rainy Wednesday night, a sea of pink descended upon D.C.’s wharf for the annual 2019 NewsBash event. The breast cancer charity founded by Washington-area women in broadcasting, held its tenth annual fundraising event February 6, and organizers say it was their most successful yet. Former second lady of the United […]
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Gift of Life Breakfast Empowers CBCC Supporters to Improve Health Equity
(November 2, 2018) — One after another, speakers at the 11th annual Gift of Life Breakfast echoed a similar theme, encouraging attendees to take responsibility for their health and work to reduce health disparities in their communities. Breast cancer has a disproportionate impact on minority communities, making the Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC) an important […]
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CBCC Honors Patient Navigation Pioneer at Gift of Life Breakfast
(October 17, 2017) — At the 10th Annual Gift of Life breakfast, more than 200 supporters of the Capital Breast Care Center gathered at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel to celebrate the community-based program and its mission — providing patient navigation services and access to breast cancer screenings to all women, regardless of their […]
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CBCC Patient Navigators Help Women Overcome Obstacles to Health Care Access
A recent change to the way patients are served at the Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC) has staff members hopeful that they will now be able to reach more women than ever before.
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CBCC Supporters Celebrate the Gift of Life at Annual Breakfast Benefit
About 180 people, including breast cancer survivors and their loved ones, attended the 9th Annual Gift of Life Breakfast Benefit on October 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
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CBCC Hosts 'Summer Celebration' Celebrating Life of Breast Cancer Advocacy Pioneer
Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC) hosted its inaugural Summer Celebration reception at Arena Stage in Southwest D.C. on June 18 in honor of breast cancer survivor and activist Zora Brown. CBCC’s most
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