CDC's Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women

What it is

The Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women (ACBCYW) is a federal advisory committee that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention convened to help it build evidence-based ways to improve understanding and awareness of breast cancer among young women.

Where it comes from

• The committee was set up by the Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act — section 10413 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).
• The EARLY Act lets CDC develop initiatives to raise knowledge of breast health and breast cancer among women — especially women younger than 40 and those at higher risk of the disease.

What it works on

• Prevention research.
• Education and awareness for the public and for health professionals.
• Emerging prevention strategies.

Learn more

• The committee's charter: accessible version · signed version.
• Members.
• Meetings.

Contact

• Breast cancer questions: CDC-INFO, 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636); TTY 1-888-232-6348; or the CDC-INFO request form.
• About the committee: acbcyw@cdc.gov.

Sources

Based on "Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; a work of the United States government in the public domain. The page's title graphic is not reproduced.