Stefanie LaRue Advocacy Movement

The Stefanie LaRue Advocacy Movement boldly educates young women in their teens, twenties and thirties that they too can get breast cancer even with no family history. Younger women are often misdiagnosed because they are told they are "too young and don't fit the profile". A delay in correctly diagnosing the cancer often allows the disease to progress to a later, more critical stage. Since the type of breast cancer that typically occurs in younger women is particularly aggressive, treatment can be more severe and less effective. Many times the prognosis is terminal. Young women are dying needlessly who might otherwise have survived, given early detection and proper diagnoses.

We teach the importance of how and why it is so critical for young women to be their own advocates. SLAM focuses on breast cancer prevention and encourages healthy life style choices that include diet, nutrition and an eco friendly environment. Education is not limited to women in this age group. We are passionate about spreading the word to family members, boyfriends and husbands, as well as the medical and insurance communities.

Women's Healthcare Forum - 03/08/08 www.womenshealthcareforum.com		Contact: Catherine Cunningham Brown + Dutch Public Relations catherine@bdpr.com www.bdpr.com (310) 456-7151 x2 Stefanie LaRue Advocacy Movement Office / Fax: (818) 737-0369 askme@metooyoutoo.org