Investing in local, lifesaving breast cancer research across the state. All funds stay in Alabama, but have a global impact.
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🎉Please join us in welcoming Charity Bowen to the BCRFA Junior Board!
Charity serves as the Alumni Success Coordinator at Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School, where she focuses on building strong relationships and fostering long-term engagement within the community.
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Access to care shouldn’t be another battle women have to fight. This important read from Access4Alabama highlights the real gaps many Alabama women face when it comes to breast cancer reconstruction. access4alabama.com
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BCRFA grant recipient Dr. Deepa Bedi of Tuskegee University is helping shape the future of cancer research in Alabama and beyond. Read more about the women shaping our state: thisisalabama.org/women-who-…
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30 years ago, we filed for corporation
- and what an incredible journey it’s been.💗For three
decades, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of
Alabama has been honored to fund life-saving breast
cancer research right here in our home state. Thank you for being part of our story.
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On World Cancer Day, we stand with the fighters, the survivors, the loved ones, and the ones we carry in our hearts every day. đź’• Together, we honor strength, resilience, and hope - and we remain committed to supporting research, awareness, and a future without cancer.
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The #MCEDAct has officially passed. This is a landmark victory for patients and families and a major breakthrough for early cancer detection. Thank you @RepTerriSewell  for your leadership!
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The House has passed the #MCEDAct! Thank you @RepTerriSewell @Robert_Aderholt @RepMikeRogersAL @repscfigures @SenKatieBrittfor championing this critical bill and standing up for early cancer detection. On to the Senate!
BIG NEWS! The House just passed our bill to expand access to early detection cancer screenings for America's seniors! The Nancy Gardner Sewell MCED Act is one step closer to becoming law!!! 🙌🏾
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We join @preventcancer in calling for urgent passage of the #MCEDact. @RepTerriSewell, as our top champion, we’re cheering for you! @LeaderJohnThune @SenSchumer @SpeakerJohnson @RepJeffries
More than 550 cancer advocacy organizations nationwide have highlighted the importance of the #MCEDAct. With tremendous bipartisan, bicameral backing, this legislation is ready to pass this January. @LeaderJohnThune @SenSchumer @SpeakerJohnson @RepJeffries Let’s get this done.
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As we launch into 2026 - the BCRFA welcomes four new members to our Board of Directors: Sandra Fields, Susan Finley, Mintrel Martin, and Sheryl Perlstein.
Learn more here: bcrfa.org/bcrfa-welcomes-new…
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The BCRFA announced that 9 Alabama institutions are receiving $1,200,000 in funding for breast cancer research in 2025! Grants funded 25 research projects at 9 institutions across the state. Read more - bcrfa.org/1-2-million-invest…
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Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama retweeted
1 Dec 2025
Sooryanarayana Varambally, Ph.D., MBA, has been awarded pre-R01 funding from @BCRFAlabama for the @ONealCancerUAB O’Neal Invests program for his project, "Evaluation of ATPase TRIP13 as biomarker in breast cancers and investigation of its functions." bit.ly/3KkKaQU
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BCRFA is a charity partner of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra! They will return to perform at Legacy Arena on December 10. $1 per ticket sold will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama. Get your 🎟️ at ticketmaster.com or the BJCC Central Ticket Office
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October is a busy fundraising month, but in November, our focus turns to identifying the research programs in which to invest our fundraising efforts from the year. We will announce our grant recipients in Dec. We’re grateful to everyone who supported our mission this year.
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Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama retweeted
15 Oct 2025
While not every risk factor can be changed, adopting a health lifestyle can help lower your chances of developing breast cancer. For more information, call (205) 975-0003 or email coeinfo@uab.edu.
#cancerscreening #breastcancerawarenessmonth #bcam
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BCRFA is a charity partner of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra! They will return to perform at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on December 10. $1 per ticket sold will be donated to the BCRFA. Get your tickets at ticketmaster.com or the BJCC Central Ticket Office.
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Early cancer detection saves lives. The #MCED Act is backed by 290 members in the House. This is record bipartisan support; now is the time for Congress to act. @SpeakerJohnson @SteveScalise @RepJeffries
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Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama retweeted
1 Aug 2025
Dr. J. Bart Rose has been selected as a 2025 O'Neal Invests awardee!
He and his co-researchers will be funded by @ONealCancerUAB and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (@BCRFAlabama).
Read more about his research here: bit.ly/46n4IRk.
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A new, minimally invasive procedure called cryoablation is now being offered to eligible breast cancer patients. UAB is one of the first in the Southeast to offer this option outside of clinical trials. Ready more: uab.edu/news/health-medicine…
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Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama retweeted
28 Jun 2025
I am honored to continue this amazing work in Alabama where I was born and raised. We are working with the team at the @BCRFAlabama for their specialty license plate program which raises $500K annually.
It is heartwarming for me knowing that I can build awareness in my homestate and doing so with my niece Dr. Anjanetta Foster who is pictured in the middle.
Learn more here: lnkd.in/gstpkj_h
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Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama retweeted
One year ago, @WaysMeansCmte @WaysandMeansGOP voted unanimously to pass the bipartisan #MCEDAct—the most-supported health care bill in Congress—with ACS CAN volunteers in attendance to show their support. We urge Congress to pass this bill to increase #EarlyDetection of cancer.
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