Barbara Yorke (@bjyview) profile picture

Nonprofit and healthcare leader. Lifelong learner. Passionate about innovation, improving health care and supporting children to reach their potential.

Joined October 2015
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FOLKS!! Juwan Adams is an extraordinary 17 year old in Abington, PA, and is in desperate need of a stem cell donor match to survive Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Juwan is ALSO on a mission to recruit more African American donors as they are particularly unlikely to find a match.
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Barbara Yorke retweeted
113 people are killed by metastatic breast cancer everyday in the US. It has been 111 days since @CultPerfectMoms was killed by #MBC. That is 12,543 other people have been killed by #MBC. #stageivneedsmore #amsm #bcsm – at Seattle, WA
Replying to @bjyview @retzioni
Thanks, Barbara. We're excited for @retzioni and the better patient data - and outcomes - that can come from this grant-funded effort.
#MBCAwarenessDay #MetastaticBC is #cancer that has spread outside of the breast to other organs. Learn more: bit.ly/2xVpg33
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#ReachandRaise yoga on @philamuseum's famous steps for @LivingBeyondBC starts soon! IBX is proud to support this great #FearlessFit event. – at Philadelphia, PA
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Barbara Yorke retweeted
Been living with Metastatic Breast Cancer for over 2 yrs. Presently NEAD because of research #ScienceMarch #bcsm #amsm #malebreastcancer
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Barbara Yorke retweeted
Retweet to raise awareness about #metastaticbc.
Maiken Scott, Jean Sachs tell participants go to LBBC.org for integrative resources. Fill out evaluations!#breastcancer360
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Employees can ask for reasonable accommodations thanks to Americans with Disabilities Act. @LivingBeyondBC #breastcancer360
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HR departments can be more helpful than supervisors, who are not trained in hr issues. #breastcancer360 @LivingBeyondBC
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Learn yr rights under ADA. Know yr rights, yr employers' responsibilities. Shd be interactive process. #breastcancer360 @LivingBeyondBC
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Barbara Yorke retweeted
Read it & weep.MBC is complicated but the graph would look different if more $$ went to research. #stageivneedsmore – at Massachusetts, USA
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Barbara Yorke retweeted
Today is National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, please RT to help us spread awareness! #AdvancedBC
What do you want the public to know about metastatic breast cancer? Share your thoughts & stories using #Stage4Lifer xitter.cf/cards/plg6…
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Thrilled to be meeting today @WhiteHouse w @VP Biden staff to discuss ideas for cancer "moonshot". @aacr #mbcproject xitter.cf/statnews/status/685413…
Joe Biden's staff meets today with top researchers to figure out how to launch his "moonshot" to cure cancer bit.ly/1kRQz3T
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Hear my voice. Metastatic women community engagement via @LivingBeyondBC #SABCS15
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