METAvivor's campaigns increase public awareness of MBC and the discrepancies in breast cancer funding for research for the already metastasized patient. We disseminate the latest information about metastatic cancer and research, educate the community about the latest clinical trials, and represent the unique needs of the metastatic breast cancer community. We “hit the road” every other year and travel across the United States to meet with researchers and attend events with MBC patients.
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The Stage IV Stampede is part of METAvivor’s ongoing grassroots advocacy efforts designed to raise attention to issues relevant to the metastatic breast cancer community with members of Congress. The Stampede is our biggest and most important event. We hope you will join us! Tell your members of congress, “Don’t Ignore Stage IV.”
Stage IV Stampede will be in person this year in Washington DC. Registration opens Summer 2025!
When: October 2025
METAvivor's GroundSwell is the virtual sibling event to the Stage IV Stampede. By directly engaging with your lawmakers in Washington DC, you can educate them about the MBC patient experience, the policies METAvivor is seeking to change, and the crucial need for federally funded research on MBC. Bringing together patients, caregivers, family members, and supporters for an equally effective annual advocacy event, GroundSwell provides METAvivor advocates like you with training and support for impactful virtual meetings.
METAvivor is teaming up with Moore Fight Moore Strong for the 6th Annual #LightUpMBC global landmark campaign to shine a light on the importance of awareness and funding for metastatic breast cancer research. Over 115 iconic landmarks across the world will illuminate in green, teal and pink for Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day on October 13, 2024. This will culminate with a virtual broadcast called #LightUpMBC Live featuring inspiring stories told by the MBC community.
Sea to Sea for MBC 2024
Sea to Sea 4 MBC is METAvivor's signature program that brings resources and information to those living with metastatic breast cancer and raises awareness about the disease. Patients, caregivers and friends hop aboard the Mets Mobile (a small RV wrapped in MBC colors and information about MBC) and travel across the U.S. sharing their stories, sharing facts about MBC providing information about clinical trials and sharing resources with people along the way. We need drivers, planners and interested friends to help us make this the best year back on the road!
Our Legislative Advocacy campaign kicked off in October 2016, and will be a long-term effort to increase research funding for Stage IV metastatic cancer on a national level. We will also advocate for faster and easier access to health benefits and potentially life-saving, innovative treatments for MBC patients. Learn more about the plan, and about how you can participate.
Women (and men) do not die from breast cancer. They die when their breast cancer metastasizes and spreads to other parts of the body. There has been a huge push for breast cancer awareness in the past two decades, with a tremendous focus on prevention and early detection. We wish these efforts had been successful. But the simple truth is that after two decades and billions of dollars, breast cancer has not been prevented and early detection has proven no guarantee against metastasis and death. And while these billions have been focused elsewhere, almost 1,000,000 American women and men have died while waiting for research funds to finally be shifted to metastasis research. This tragic truth is lost in the sea of pink promotions. We cannot and will not allow this to go on.
