title: Breast cancer: agenda setting through activism.
abstract: Breast cancer has long been one of the leading causes of death among women in the United States. The disease did not gain serious attention in the public policy arena, however, until the 1990s. Using Kingdon's agenda-setting model as a framework, this article describes how breast cancer moved to a place of prominence on the national health care agenda. The role of breast cancer activists in this effort is examined. Suggestions are then made concerning why and how advanced practice nurses might effectively influence the health policy agenda through political activism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brendtro
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D008119:Lobbying; D008402:Mass Media; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011639:Public Opinion; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health