About ABCD
ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis was founded by a group of women who realized that having breast cancer is about much more than biopsies, surgery and chemotherapy. Most of ABCD’s founders are breast cancer survivors themselves who discovered that the most valuable information and support came from others in similar life circumstances with similar experiences with the disease. But not everyone diagnosed with breast cancer knows where to find that kind of help. That’s where ABCD comes in.Our mission is to provide free, personalized information and one-to-one support to people in eastern Wisconsin who are affected by breast cancer. While science searches for a cure, ABCD complements the work of health care providers by serving as a reliable, accessible and highly personalized resource for breast cancer patients and their loved ones. ABCD trains volunteers to be Mentors and then matches them with people diagnosed with breast cancer and their families and loved ones. Matches are made on the basis of demographic and clinical data supplied by Mentors and participants. A Mentor keeps in touch with the participant by phone throughout the treatment process, providing information on local and national resources, and perhaps most important, the support of someone who's "been there." ABCD also operates the Breast Cancer Helpline, the only such telephone helpline in Eastern Wisconsin. |
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Board Of Directors
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Medical and Community Advisory Board
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