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Brittanny Groover
Brittanny Groover is a 32-year-old stage 3A melanoma survivor and dedicated advocate from Pennsylvania. Diagnosed with skin cancer in 2021 at the age of 27, after spending her youth in ... as a way to help bring awareness to skin cancer and AYA cancer. In 2024, Brittanny joined ACS CAN as a volunteer after participating in Melanoma Advocacy Days, where she lobbied in Washington, DC for melanoma-related issues. This experience ignited her passion for volunteer work, and she now serves as the ACS Lead for District 14 in ...
Thank You For Helping Us Prevent Skin Cancer
... step closer to saving Hoosiers' lives by protecting Indiana minors from the dangers of indoor tanning devices that can lead to skin cancer and melanoma diagnoses. Want to take the next step? Join us for the 2019 Indiana Cancer Advocacy Day on February 19th from 9am - 3pm. Join over 100 ...
Faye: Sinking Springs, PA
As a stage III melanoma cancer survivor, Faye has experienced the dangers of delays in access to tests and treatment firsthand. After she was diagnosed in 2012, ...
Tobi: Jasper, Indiana
In 2012, when Tobi’s stage IV metastatic melanoma stopped responding to a normal course of treatment her doctors gave her 6 months to live. The cancer had metastasized to her bones ...
New York Biomarker Testing Campaign
... Advocacy Network KRAS Kickers Lung Cancer Research Foundation LUNGEVITY Lupus and Allied Diseases Association Medical Society State of New York Melanoma Research Foundation Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Montefiore Health System Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center NAACP New York State ...
2019 Advocacy Accomplishments
... for critical cancer research funding at the state level. In 2019, the Iowa team successfully maintained $150,000 in funding directed to melanoma research at The University of Iowa. In Hawaii, legislation passed in June that includes a one-year appropriation of $350,000 to the ...