SNI and HealthTalk have joined forces for a national breast cancer educational initiative to benefit all women affected by the disease. In a year-long series of programs, including metro and grassroots community forums, as well as, monthly recorded programs, this effort will help to invoke open dialogue on the devastating impact that breast cancer has on survival outcomes for women. Recognizing that cancer is often caught later and is more aggressive in African American women, “Stop the Silence” will have a special emphasis aimed at erasing the disparities of care.
Sisters Network® Inc. is a partner, along with nine other breast cancer organizations, in Lifetime Television’s commitment to ‘Stop Breast Cancer for Life’. Lifetime supports many of Sisters have been recipients of ‘Lifetime’s Breast Cancer Heroes’ honor.
Sisters Peer Counseling in Reproductive Issues after Treatment (S.P.I.R.I.T) is a research study to determine whether trained peer counselors (members of Sisters) can help African American breast cancer survivors by providing information, support and encouragement. Participants receive information on patterns of cancer in families; fertility; pregnancy and the health of children born after breast cancer; as well as tips to encourage others to have recommended cancer screenings. S.P.I.R.I.T is a partnership between The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Sisters Network® Inc. This 5-year program is funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
The Sister Study is the only long-term national study of women ages 35 to 74 whose sister had breast cancer. The study is one of the first to focus on how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer. In the next 3 years, 50,000 women who do not have breast cancer, are from different generations and various racial and ethnic groups and geographic region throughout the U.S. but whose sisters had breast cancer, will be asked to join the study. |
