--- title: Breast Cancer date: 2025-02-04T12:25:00-05:00 author: Laura Prieto canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/breast-cancer" section: Subjects --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Breast Cancer Our Bodies Ourselves is honored to continue the incomparable educational and advocacy work of Breast Cancer Action. Sadly, BCA ceased operations in December 2024, after 34 years of addressing breast cancer as a public health and social justice concern. BCA demanded attention to the environmental causes, racism, and capitalist greed that shape the breast cancer epidemic. “Think before you Pink” campaigns called out hypocritical pink ribbon profiteering by corporations. BCA demanded that our politicians and scientific community prioritize an end to breast cancer. ([Read more on the BCA website.](https://www.bcaction.org/a-legacy-dedicated-to-ending-the-breast-cancer-crisis/)) We will now carry forward this fierce history and legacy, with BCA’s materials as the cornerstone of our breast cancer subject area. ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### [*What is?* **Breast Cancer**](/what-is/breast-cancer) Explore Breast Cancer contentFilters Filter Breast Cancer Content ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### [*What is?* **Breast Cancer**](/what-is/breast-cancer) ##### Featured Breast Cancer Experts [![Karuna Jaggar](data:image/png;base64,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)### Karuna Jaggar Karuna Jaggar is the climate campaign director at the Center for Biological Diversity and the former executive director of Breast Cancer Action. [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/karuna-jaggar)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/karuna-jaggar) [![Headshot of Sarah Deer](data:image/png;base64,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)### Sarah Deer Sarah Deer is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma and ending violence against women is her life’s goal. [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/sarah-deer)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/sarah-deer) [![Susan Sered](data:image/png;base64,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)### Susan Sered Susan Sered is a writer and a professor of sociology at Suffolk University in Boston. She is committed both to scholarship and to social justice. [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/susan-sered)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/susan-sered) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us)