On December 17, 2019 Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) announced that the Breast Cancer Research stamp had been reauthorized. “No one imagined, when we first started working to make this stamp a reality, that it would raise tens of millions of dollars for breast cancer research,” Senator Feinstein said. “This little stamp is bringing us closer to the cure. Now that the act has been reauthorized, I urge everyone to buy the Breast Cancer Research Stamp and support this vital research. I’d also like to thank Dr. Bodai for his work on the original stamp and his continued work treating women diagnosed with… Read More
In celebration of Women’s Health Week (May 12-18), Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, and Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), along with 56 of their colleagues, introduced the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019, which would extend the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by eight years to continue issuing a fundraising stamp for breast cancer research. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) have introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. Read More
This short film is based on a detailed article written by Dr. Ernie Bodai and colleagues about the influence of lifestyle on Cancer. The article was published in The Permanente Journal Magazine in 2018. Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — Countless breast cancer patients in the future will be spared millions of dollars of chemotherapy thanks in part to something that millions of Americans did that cost them just pennies: bought a postage stamp. Proceeds from the U.S. Postal Service's breast cancer stamp put researchers over the top when they were trying to get enough money to do the landmark study published on Sunday that showed genetic testing can reveal which women with early-stage breast cancer need chemo and which do not. Read More
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Abstract Long-term survival rates after a diagnosis of breast cancer are steadily rising. This is good news, but clinicians must also recognize that this brings new challenges to the medical community. As breast cancer becomes a chronic condition rather than a life-threatening illness owing to advances in early diagnosis and more effective treatments, health care practitioners must recognize and manage the long-term sequelae of the constellation of therapeutic modalities. Read More
In 1998, the first semi-postal stamp ever, a stamp specifically used to raise funds for a special cause, was issued. At that time, 200 million stamps were produced and $5.2 million was raised for breast cancer research. Since then, more than 1 billion Breast Cancer Research (BCR) stamps have been produced, with net proceeds now exceeding $79 million. At 12 noon, on September 30th, 2014 on the West Steps of the California State Capital in downtown Sacramento, history repeated itself when Sacramento became the only city in the county to re-issue the stamp in a First-Day of Issue ceremony. The… Read More

1 BCRS Reauthorized
2 Congress Passes 2019 Breast Cancer Stamp Reauthorization
3 The Cancer Prescription Short Video
4 BCRS featured in U.S. News
5 Dr. Bodai Published Article
6 Dr. Bodai Published in the Permanente Journal
7 Breast Cancer Research Stamp Dedicated in Sacramento

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The Breast Cancer Research Stamp was issued on July 29, 1998.

This marked the first semi-postal in US history.

Designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, MD, the stamp features the phrases, "Fund the Fight" and "Find a Cure" and an illustration of a mythical "goddess of the hunt" by Whitney Sherman of Baltimore.

President Bush signs Bill S.597 into law extending the sale of the stamp

On December 21, 2007 President Bush signed into law Bill S.597 which extended the sale of the Breast Cancer Research Stamp for 4 more years.

Since 1998, over 950 million stamps have been sold raising over $80 million for breast cancer research

President Obama signs Bill S.384 extending the sale of the stamp

On December 23, 2011 President Obama signed into law Bill S.384 which extended the sale of the Breast Cancer Research Stamp until 2015.

Since 1998, over 950 million stamps have been sold raising over $80 million for breast cancer research

Breast Cancer Research Stamp Dedicated in Sacramento

On September 30th, 2014 on the West Steps of the California State Capital in downtown Sacramento, history repeated itself when Sacramento became the only city in the county to re-issue the stamp in a First-Day of Issue ceremony. Sacramento is the only city in the country to be able to sell this newly re-issued semi-postal stamp on this day.

20th Anniversary of BCRS Release in the USA

On July 29, 2018 the Breast Cancer Research Stamp will celebrate 20 years. It was the first semipostal in U.S. history. As of March 2018, the stamp has raised over $87.4 million for breast cancer research. By law, 70 percent of the net amount raised is given to the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent is given to the Medical Research Program at the Department of Defense.

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Stamp Reauthorized

On December 17, 2019 Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) announced that the Breast Cancer Research stamp had been reauthorized.

“No one imagined, when we first started working to make this stamp a reality, that it would raise tens of millions of dollars for breast cancer research,” Senator Feinstein said. “This little stamp is bringing us closer to the cure. Now that the act has been reauthorized, I urge everyone to buy the Breast Cancer Research Stamp and support this vital research. I’d also like to thank Dr. Bodai for his work on the original stamp and his continued work treating women diagnosed with breast cancer.”

Speier, Cheney, Feinstein & Enzi Introduce Breast Cancer Research Reauthorization Bill 2019

In celebration of Women’s Health Week (May 12-18), Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, and Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY), along with 56 of their colleagues, introduced the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019, which would extend the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by eight years to continue issuing a fundraising stamp for breast cancer research. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) have introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.

Lifestyle Medicine - The Cancer Prescription

This short film is based on a detailed article written by Dr. Ernie Bodai and colleagues about the influence of lifestyle on Cancer. The article was published in The Permanente Journal Magazine in 2018.

Licking Cancer: US Postal Stamp Helped Fund Key Breast Study

CHICAGO (AP) — Countless breast cancer patients in the future will be spared millions of dollars of chemotherapy thanks in part to something that millions of Americans did that cost them just pennies: bought a postage stamp.

Proceeds from the U.S. Postal Service's breast cancer stamp put researchers over the top when they were trying to get enough money to do the landmark study published on Sunday that showed genetic testing can reveal which women with early-stage breast cancer need chemo and which do not.

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