Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization or Y-ME (previously Breast Cancer Network of Strength),[1] was a Chicago-based national nonprofit organization that provided resources, information, and support to those suffering from breast cancer. Their mission was to "ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone."[2] Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization did not fund research but did advocate for research. The organization closed in 2012,[3] but until May of 2020, their website continued to publish various articles relating to breast cancer.[2]

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization's headquarters was in Chicago, but it had support groups[4] throughout the United States, which provided peer support, educational programs, and coordinated advocacy efforts.

Y-ME's main program was the Y-ME Hotline, the only multilingual 24-hour breast cancer hotline in the country,[5] staffed entirely by trained peer counselors who are breast cancer survivors.

  1. ^ "Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization returns to former name" (PDF). Press release. Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. 2011-01-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  2. ^ a b "Y-me.org | The Breast Store | Breast care health & Post breast cancer products| Breast cancer information and tips". Y-me.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tribune 2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization support groups".
  5. ^ Kirk, Margaret C. (2007). "Y-ME Empowers Those Living With Breast Cancer". Journal of Oncology Practice. 3 (1): 40. doi:10.1200/jop.0715002. PMC 2793710. PMID 29436906.