Love of my Gurls

Better health outcomes for Black women start with YOU.

Too often young, Black women unaware of their risk are dismissed by doctors and end up with delayed, more advanced breast cancer diagnoses. We created For the Love of My Gurls to speak up—we must talk about breast health to save each other.

It’s up to us to take care of our gurls.

Know the Facts

Black women under 35 get breast cancer at two times the rate of white women and die at three times the rate.

Black women under 30 die from breast cancer at 4x the rate of white women.

Black women under 35 get breast cancer at 2x the rate of white women and die at three times the rate.

Black women under 30 die from breast cancer at 4x the rate of white women.

Did you know…

While 92% of Black women agree breast health is important and 25% of Black women have recently discussed it, only 17% have taken steps to understand their risk.

For the Love of My Gurls…

I CHOOSE Black Breast Health because protecting my gurls means protecting all Black gurls.

I UNLOCK my HERstory by talking with my family about our shared health history to know my personal risk.

I GET TO KNOW my gurls as an act of self-care.

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YOU can make a difference for Black gurls everywhere.

Take 5-minutes to help us gather data on Black Breast Health to better serve and raise awareness for Black women everywhere. Plus, you’ll be entered in a drawing for cool prizes! There’s a new winner every month.

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FOR THE LOVE OF MY GURLS

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TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance

TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance is bringing together organizations from all corners of healthcare to address this important challenge in new ways. TOUCHBBCA drives collaborative efforts across the breast cancer ecosystem to work towards the common goal of eradicating Black Breast Cancer.
Check out all of our work at www.touchbbca.org.

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