EARLY Act
The Breast Cancer
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Young Act of 2009 (EARLY Act) HR 1740 was introduced by Representative Wasserman (D-FL), a young breast cancer survivor who carries a BRCA2 mutation. This bill has
almost 200 Cosponsors. The EARLY Act calls for a nationwide campaign targeting women under 40 and their doctors. The Act is unique in its goal of identifying those with a predisposition to breast cancer— due to ethnic background, genetic mutations such as BRCA1/2 or other risk factors—encouraging genetic counseling for those in high-risk groups. The EARLY Act includes broad-reaching public and healthcare professional education campaigns, prevention research, and additional support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
We need your help now! Send a letter to your Senators and House Representative.
Write a letter to your representative:
If you do not know who your House Representative is, visit the
House of Representatives website and type your zip code in the upper left-hand corner. Next, view
the list of house representative cosponsors of the EARLY Act. If your representative is
not listed, contact them (preferably by e-mail or fax) and ask them to support HR 1740. Tell them why the issues of breast cancer awareness, prevention, genetics, and support for young women are important to you. Below are sample letters that you can paste into an e-mail or fax. We are preparing a few sample letters for people of different circumstances. Below is
a sample of the letter you can write, Please feel free to edit the letters and personalize them with your story. Note there is a section in the third paragraph where you should choose the appropriate words that best fit your description. Make sure that you include the title with the bill number (HR1740) in your letter.
Sample letter to send to your Representative:
Please Support Representative Wasserman Schultz’s EARLY Act on Breast Cancer
(HR 1740)
Honorable Representative ___________________
United States House of Representatives
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