An Army to Join

Today I am grateful for the wonderful women in the Hastings Breast Cancer Support Group, both those I am just meeting and those I have known for years now. I am also grateful to be a member of Dr. Susan Love's Army of Women.

I was listening to a webinar on Tuesday regarding a study that the Army of Women helped recruit for. Here's how the army works: Women can sign up at www.armyofwomen.org to join. Women who have had breast cancer as well as those who have not are needed. You register online through a simple process. When researchers are looking for subjects, a mass email goes out and if you qualify and are interested, you can sign up. It's a volunteer army and you aren't forced to do anything. I have taken part in two studies and they both only required that I take an online survey that took about 20 minutes each time. Other studies may require samples or an office visit.

The Army of Women is helping to pick up the pace of research. In the study talked about in the webinar Tuesday, it only took 18 days to find enough participants. Prior to the army, it may have taken up to 5 years to get enough participants. That's impressive. There's exciting and fascinating cancer research going on. Let's help it move along.

The goal is to get a million women to join. They use a catchy "Be one in a million!" slogan.

Consider joining and encouraging the women you know to join. Tomorrow's post will talk more about that webinar and the study.

Have a good day, unless you've made other plans.

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