“When Zero Breast Cancer (ZBC) was searching for a new executive director,” Rose Barlow recalls, “a recruiter sent me the posting with the words ‘This is perfect for you – and you would be perfect.’
You could describe Dr. Leah Kelley by her credentials: Yale graduate; board certified in obstetrics and gynecology; medical director of the Breast Oncology Program at Marin General Hospital (MGH).
Or, you could describe Dr. Leah Kelley by her personal attributes: Six-feet tall and athletic.
Read more: Dr. Leah Kelley Is a Doctor, and More Important, a Healer
What used to be the county with the nation’s highest rate of breast cancer, Marin County is now reveling in some new statistics.
Read more: Breast Cancer Rates in Marin Women Plummet, Health Officials Proclaim
Scientists will continue research on groundbreaking discoveries by the pioneering Marin Women’s Study following a fundraising campaign that won a $77,000 Avon Foundation grant.
Read more: Grant Propels New Study of Marin Breast Cancer Findings
J.: Zero Breast Cancer was launched in Marin in 1995. What sets it apart?
Rose Barlow: It’s a little different from other breast cancer organizations. From the get-go we focused on the environmental causes and risk factors. We’ve been more committed to the idea of prevention than screening and treatment.
Read more: Talking with … a Cancer Activist with Her Dial at Zero
Janice Barlow has retired after 15 successful years as Executive Director of Zero Breast Cancer. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from being grassroots to having a regional and national influence and is a respected model for other communities interested in prevention and the elimination of breast cancer.
Zero Breast Cancer would like to thank the following public officials for their support of our 16th Annual Honor Thy Healer program:
When it comes to breast cancer, men — especially prime caregivers — are often a forgotten part of the equation.
A winner of a ZBC Honor Thy Healer: Healing Partner award, Woody Weingarten, has written a new book, "Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his partner's breast cancer," to remedy that situation.
