Living Beyond Breast Cancer ®

Mission Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC), founded in 1991, is a national nonprofit education and support organization serving women and families affected by breast cancer. LBBC’s mission is to empower all women affected by breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life.

 

Programs and Services

lbbc.org

Visitors can access breast cancer news, participate in message boards, read newsletters and transcripts, sign up for a free mailing list, order publications and register for events. Specialized areas focus on the newly diagnosed, women with advanced (metastatic) breast cancer, African-American women, women diagnosed before age 45 and women at high risk for developing breast cancer.

Survivors’ Helpline (888) 753-LBBC (5222)

Volunteers on LBBC’s national toll-free telephone service offer peer support, information and hope in a confidential setting. A personalized matching service connects callers with women in similar circumstances.

Conferences

Large-scale educational conferences help women make informed choices about their health and well-being and assist their families, friends and healthcare providers. National experts share the latest technical and practical information in large sessions and in specialized, interactive workshops. LBBC offers travel scholarships and fee waivers to ensure access to all.

Teleconferences

Free teleconferences address medical findings from leading breast cancer conferences, give detailed information on new treatments and clinical trials and explore emotional issues. Scheduled at convenient times, teleconferences offer opportunities for participants to ask questions.

Networking Programs

LBBC’s networking groups in the Philadelphia area bring experts and women and families face-to-face for networking and information. Specialized programs focus on the needs of young women, women of color and women at high risk for developing breast cancer.

Newsletters

Insight, LBBC’s quarterly newsletter, delivers medical information in clear, understandable language and explores emotional issues respectfully and compassionately.

Publications

The “Guide to Understanding” series addresses the unique needs of women newly diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and women with advanced breast cancer. Resources for women of color include the culturally sensitive books Getting Connected: African-Americans Living Beyond Breast Cancer and We Celebrate Tomorrow: Latinas Living Beyond Breast Cancer/Celebramos el Mañana: Latinas que Sobreviven el Cáncer del Seno. Publications are distributed free to women with breast cancer and at low cost to health and social service providers.

Cis B. Golder Quality of Life Grant

Established in 2005, this program offers small, one-time grants to women in the Philadelphia area for immediate financial needs and to support a good quality of life.

Recordings

Low-cost CDs and audiotapes from the LBBC audio library contain presentations from experts on a wide variety of medical treatments and quality-of-life concerns.

Workshops and Trainings

Getting Connected and We Celebrate Tomorrow are used as the focal points for healthcare -provider trainings aimed at increasing sensitivity toward medically underserved women and families of color. LBBC presents workshops at high-level conferences and health fairs.  

Library

LBBC maintains the Paula A. Seidman Library and Resource Center, the Philadelphia region’s only comprehensive library of books and resources on breast cancer. The center contains books, pamphlets, newsletters, magazines, audiotapes and videos on breast cancer and related topics.