Barriers to Metastatic Breast Cancer Care in California

PI: Ninez Ponce, UC Los Angeles

This project focused on spreading the word about the challenges women in California face when trying to access care for metastatic breast cancer and exploring policy solutions to improve access. The team took a multi-step approach: they worked with support groups to connect with patients, conducted interviews, attended a metastatic breast cancer conference, reviewed relevant research and legislation, and hosted an online discussion through social media. With barriers identified, the team created fact sheets, shared them through media and social platforms, hosted a webinar, and briefed 19 key legislative and state health agency staff members. The findings and outreach efforts helped raise awareness of the barriers metastatic breast cancer patients face and potential policy solutions to address them.

These are summarized in a Policy Research Report on their website.

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