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Take Action: Support Armed Forces Breast Cancer Research Act (H.R. 4869)
Research indicates breast cancer rates are significantly higher among military personnel. It's time to do something about it.
Goal: 15,000
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Progress: 2,980
Sponsored by: The Veterans Site
HR 4869 continues to sit in committee on Capitol Hill. This bill mandates government research in order to learn more about the prevalence of breast cancer in the military. It represents the vital first step in aiding our veterans, providing the evidence necessary to classify breast cancer as a service-related disability. Otherwise, veterans do not qualify for their VA health benefits.
Contributing factors may include military work conditions and exposure to hazardous chemicals. In the wake of revelations ranging from Agent Orange to Camp Lejeune, such possibilities cannot be ruled out, and a thorough investigation must be conducted to determine the extent and the source of this discrepancy.
One way to kill a bill is to let it languish in committee where it never sees the yea-or-nay vote that can tarnish a politician's reputation. It's happened before to similar proposals. Don't let it happen again: Urge Congress to pass this legislation.
Dear Hon. John Boehner,
More than 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year, and recent research suggests that military service members are disproportionately affected. In fact, more women have been evacuated from the theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan for breast cancer-related causes than any other reason. While some of this startling increase may be attributed to more sophisticated methods of detection as well as more frequent examinations, this does not account for the staggering difference in our veterans.
Unfortunately, since the Department of Veterans Affairs currently fails to recognize breast cancer as a service-related disability, veterans remain ineligible for the health coverage they earned through their service. When Rep. Boswell introduced the Armed Forces Breast Cancer Research Act (H.R. 4869) to the House of Representatives in May, he took an important and necessary step towards correcting this disparity. The time has come for you and your congressional colleagues to continue the work of Boswell and make this bill into law.
The widely cited 2009 research from Walter Reed Medical Center suggests soldiers—men and women alike—suffer from "significantly higher" rates (as high as 40%) of breast cancer compared to their civilian counterparts. This revelation raised more questions than it answered, and over three years later, proper resources have not yet been dedicated to resolving some of those questions. This legislation proposes a promising step in that direction.
Our veterans deserve no less.
Sincerely,
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
Deborah Haggerty
Please pass HR4869. Our military has a tough enough job without having to worry about getting care for breast cancer after they leave. Make sure they get their VA health benefits!
May 13, 2013
leslie lawrence
May 13, 2013
Larrie Hoops
May 13, 2013
Gail Gary
We need to find out why this is happening, and how to better protect our women in the military. They have been protecting us!
May 13, 2013
WENDY FISH
Before the government denies benefits, they should do their research to make sure that it is not connected to their service duties. Remember Agent Orange and other incidents where Veterans were denied and died, We owe them more than that.
May 13, 2013
sandi crist
May 13, 2013
Christine Taylor
As a veteran that separated 17 years ago,I strongly believe that Breast Cancer needs to be recognized as a service-related disability. It is very important to continue the research to support this belief.
May 13, 2013
Marian Trider
May 12, 2013
kim michaels
May 12, 2013
Sharon Richen
This higher rate must be studied. It's time to stop treating veterans as third class citizens and pretending that we don't have to willingly take care of the problems that may be associated with their service for us.
May 12, 2013
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May 12, 2013
betty MANKER
May 11, 2013
emily Stubbert
veterans<3
May 11, 2013
Jamie Coppenbarger
The military has always treated their women as second class citizens. It is 2013. Make the future better for military women.
May 11, 2013
Christine De Angelis
May 11, 2013
Katrina Seltzer
Military women need to be taken care of. How can breast cancer not be considered but prostate cancer can be covered. The hazardous materials can effect women as much as it can effect men!
May 11, 2013
Cynthia Feazell
May 10, 2013
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They answered the call to serve and they deserve better, after all the sacrifices they made on our behalf. They protected us now we can help protect them.
May 10, 2013
Jazmine Kay
May 10, 2013
Shannon Woodard
May 10, 2013
(Name not displayed)
Pass it NOW!!!!!!!
May 10, 2013
Eydie Bruner
May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
Mina Lloyd
May 9, 2013
Paula Jampsa
May 9, 2013
Maude Colley
May 9, 2013
Vickie Solik
May 8, 2013
Annie Register
Please let's take care of our hero soldier's: men and women. It doesn't seem very fair for them to go risk their lives, something we can none ever give them back, risk their family, and their own well-being for us and we can't give them health care!
May 8, 2013
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This bill should be passed as these servicepeople put their lives on the line for this country. They should get the best medical care/research! Stop funding illegal & legal immigrants - we saw what they did with welfare money.
May 8, 2013
Teresa Johnson
As wife to a VietNam veteran who suffers today effects of Agent Orange exposure over 40 years ago I urge you to support our service women. Do not let breast cancer become the next "Agent Orange" health factor 40 years down the road. Provide care now!
May 8, 2013
Deborah Smalling
Why are you sitting on your hands - our soldiers certainly aren't sitting on their . . . do your JOB !
May 8, 2013
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May 7, 2013
jd scheel
Please make this a priority
May 7, 2013
R Carballo
The American people know The DO NOTHING Republican led Congress is sitting on this bill to kill it. Not only is it unpatriotic, it is criminal. Discriminating aganst women is illegal. Take care of all our American Heroes, men and women.
May 7, 2013
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May 6, 2013
Joyce Wilburn
We need to take care of our USA Soldiers, female and male. They deserve more than they are receiving, they deserve more than what our politicians are taking out of Americans' pockets!
May 6, 2013
Paula Harrison
May 6, 2013
Christina sawhney
May 6, 2013
Glenda Lovell
May 6, 2013
Cindy Salome-Agosto
May 6, 2013
Jacqueline Geoffroy
The widely cited 2009 research from Walter Reed Medical Center suggests soldiers—men and women alike—suffer from "significantly higher" rates (as high as 40%) of breast cancer compared to civilians. Please pass H.R. 4869, to deny care is obscene.
May 6, 2013
Julie Hale
May 6, 2013
Elaine Greene
May 6, 2013
Mary Mitchell
May 6, 2013
Judy Skovira
This is absolutely disgraceful. Medical coverage is just that and not just related to war injuries. Congress is such a joke that they shouldn't even get paid.
May 5, 2013
Barbara Jack
ALL THE " REPRESENTAVES AND SENATORS" TO BE HEROES TOO! SUPPORT THESE WOMEN, "EACH HAS GAVE THE GIFT TO YOU, TO ME, TO ALL IN OUR COUNTRY!" EACH SERVED OUR COUNTRY, IS THERE ANY GREATER GIFT TO US? SUPPORT THESE WOMEN/THESE VETERANS!
May 5, 2013
Sky Gianni
May 5, 2013
Warren Souders
Change it! They need it!
TSgt USAF retired 1972
May 5, 2013
Sonia Liskoski
Really? And what if it was your daughter, niece, granddaughter???
May 5, 2013
P P
Why is HR4869 just sitting in committee? If you had boobs, you would want it passed ASAP. Please get this baby into legislation pronto!
