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Stop telling women they are too young to have breast cancer

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Mez_BCNA
Community Manager
7 months ago
Early-onset breast cancer now accounts for over one-fifth of all breast cancer cases in Victoria, with 1,067 diagnoses out of 5,197 breast cancer cases. The increase is indicative of a national trend...
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Mez_BCNA
Community Manager
6 months ago

The story caught lots of attention; it has been picked up across almost all states and was featured in the Australian, radio interviews and our Director of Policy, Advocacy & Support (Vicki Durston) has made appearances on 7news and Channel 10. 


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