Dr. Gayle Vaday, Program Manager of the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs focused on Breast Cancer, aka BCRP, joins co-host Sheila McGlown and Lisa Laudico for a conversation on this important funder of MBC Research.  Learn more about the history of the DOD BCRP and how patient advocates helped make it happen.  We discuss how the DOD BCRP is the largest US government funder of MBC research and how these funds are distributed. Find out how to become a consumer reviewer and Sheila's special connection to this critical research funder. All this and more can also be found in our episode notes on our website, www.ourmbclife.org.  We are found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ourmbclife.