Sponsoring and partnering with advocacy organizations that promote education, awareness and research on hereditary cancers and other diseases is very important to Myriad. We work with several national advocacy organizations on projects to raise awareness about diseases in our areas of focus.
Advocacy Partners
Myriad works with:
- AIM at Melanoma
- Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
- AliveAndKickn
- American Lung Association
- Arthritis Foundation
- Bright Pink
- Be the Difference Foundation
- Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation
- Breast Cancer dot Org
- Cancer Support Community
- Colorectal Cancer Alliance (CCA)
- Creaky Joints
- Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE)
- Fight Colorectal Cancer
- Foundation for Women’s Cancer
- Hereditary Colon Cancer Foundation
- John W. Nick Male Breast Cancer Foundation
- The Lewin Fund
- Li Fruameni Syndrome Association
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC)
- Lung Cancer Alliance
- Lung Cancer Research Foundation
- Lungevity
- Lynch Syndrome International (LSI)
- Melanoma Research Foundation
- National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions (NASPCC)
- National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
- Ovarcome
- Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
- Prostate Health Education Network
- Sharsheret
- Stupid Cancer
- Triple Step Toward the Cure
- Young Survival Coalition
- ZERO
Patient Advocacy Initiatives
Some of the cancer and disease advocacy initiatives we participate in include:
- Fight Colorectal Cancer Call on Congress
- Colon Cancer Alliance Undy 5000
- Foundation for Women’s Cancer –The Race to End Women’s Cancer
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer — Yoga on the Steps
- Melanoma Research Foundation — Miles for Melanoma
- Live educational events and webinars
- Information sharing for website updates
- Conference support