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Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC), founded in 1999, is the first national non-profit to provide national support services to educate and empower men to be effective care givers and helping men cope with the impact of a loved one's breast cancer diagnosis and treatment; as well as, target and mobilize men to be active participants in the fight to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease.

MABC Services: Men Against Breast Cancer will provide the following services:
  • Partners In Survival - Developed with one of the world's leading breast cancer research institutions, The Johns Hopkins Breast Center, this educational workshop, open to the public and co-sponsored by local healthcare institutions, enables MABC to reach a large audience of breast cancer patients and their husbands/partners. The workshop focuses on how breast cancer impacts individuals as well as the family unit and includes practical tips to help manage the breast cancer crisis. Specific emphasis is placed on helping men understand the physical and emotional needs of their female partners.
  • For The Women We Love, A Breast Cancer Action Plan and Caregiver's Guide For Men - This book will provide information and help navigate men through the crisis of breast cancer and provide specific techniques to assist them in being effective caregivers with their own unique situation.
  • National Mammography Program - This program will provide access to early detection and treatment for low-income, underserved and uninsured women.
  • www.menagainstbreastcancer.org - The MABC web site provides information about breast cancer including MABC support services and other breast cancer organizations and resources. MABC's Bulletin Board provides a forum for men and women to discuss the effects breast cancer has on their lives and share best practices and other advice.

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Partners In Survival is an educational workshop designed, developed, and facilitated by Men Against Breast Cancer in conjunction with physicians, social workers who specialize in breast cancer education, other health care professionals, as well as breast cancer patients and family members. The objective of Partners In Survival is to provide information and education in a manner that breast cancer patients and their partners find easy to use and apply to their lives so that they can more effectively manage the breast cancer crisis. Partners In Survival workshops are open to the public and are co-sponsored - and marketed - by local health care institutions in the cities in which they take place. Partners In Survival workshops focus on how breast cancer impacts individuals as well as the family unit. The workshops include practical tips to help manage the many elements of the breast cancer crisis including doctor's visits, household responsibilities, children, intimacy, communication, and more. Specific emphasis is placed on men understanding the physical and emotional needs of their female partners.

A broad variety of follow-up information and additional resources are provided to participants at the end of each workshop.
  • Speakers bureau available to address the importance of men being effective caregivers when breast cancer strikes their family.
  • Email requests and referrals are available to assist people with breast cancer, the caregiver(s), and family.
  • For additional information and no cost educational materials available in both English and Spanish please visit our website www.menagainstbreastcancer.org.

Contact
Men Against Breast Cancer
P.O. Box 150
Adamstown, MD 21710

Phone:  (866) 547-MABC (6222)
Fax:  (301) 874-8657
Contact:  Marc Heyison,
 President/Cofounder
Email:  marc@menagainstbreastcancer.org
Website:  http://www.menagainstbreastcancer.org



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