
Integrative Therapy and Nurse Navigation Reduce Treatment Side Effects for 75% of Black Breast Cancer Patients; 85% Report Lower Distress
Click below to learn more about our presentations at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in partnership with Cancer Support Community.
A New Comprehensive Integrative Care and Navigation Model for Enhancing Outcomes for Black Breast Cancer Patients: Evidence from the Care for HER Program
2025 SABCS Poster Presentation
Impact of Integrative Therapies on Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
2022 SABCS Poster Presentation
Impact of Nutrition on Patients Living with Breast Cancer
2023 SABCS Poster Presentation


Unite for HER was founded in 2009 to help empower and restore breast cancer patients in the Philadelphia region by educating about integrative care and providing free access to integrative therapies, services, and support. Today Unite for HER has expanded to support breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients nationwide, providing education, integrative therapies, services, and support. Unite for HER also provides lifelong care to patients living with metastatic breast cancer or recurrent ovarian cancer.
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Touch, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance drives the collaborative efforts of patients, survivors, advocates, advocacy organizations, health care professionals, researchers and pharmaceutical companies to work collectively, with accountability, towards the common goal of eradicating Black Breast Cancer.
Though there are numerous breast cancer advocacy groups and stakeholders, there is a need to bring all patients, survivors, advocates, advocacy organizations, health care professionals, researchers and pharmaceutical companies together to serve as allies in this army to fight Black Breast Cancer. No one entity can accomplish this alone. Our work requires collaboration, partnership, shared resources and consistent action, where we can share knowledge and hold each other accountable towards this critical goal.
2025 Poster Presentation
Disclaimer: Unite for HER presents this poster in support of Cancer Support Community. Questions were answered by and data was obtained from members of The Cancer Experience Registry (CER). Results support the benefit of nutrition education and supportive services, including Unite for HER, on quality of life.
Weldon, S., Worthy, V., Fairley, R., Powers, E., Kelly, G., Meakim, J., Fortune, E., A New Comprehensive Integrative Care and Navigation Model for Enhancing Outcomes for Black Breast Cancer Patients: Evidence from the Care for HER Program. Poster presentation. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2025.




“This study draws insights from the Cancer Experience Registry showing a significant connection between accessing nutritional support and improving the quality of life for individuals with breast cancer. In an era marked by a shortage of mental health professionals, the provision of professional nutritional support to breast cancer patients like Unite for HER provides, emerges as a promising avenue to positively impact mental health outcomes.”
Melissa Miller, PHD, MPH
Senior Research Director, Cancer Support Community
“Our team of Registered Dietitians works so hard to provide support and guidance to our community, and are thrilled to see the impact this can make in a patient’s overall health and wellbeing – extending far beyond their nutritional status. We are hopeful that data such as this will continue to move the needle forward as we all work to improve and expand the care cancer patients receive during all stages of their treatment journey.”
Erin Pellegrin RD, LDN
Director of Culinary Nutrition and Education, Unite for HER











Unite for HER surveyed participating metastatic breast cancer patients and submitted the data for analysis by Cancer Support Community. Among the key findings were the ability of integrative therapies to reduce stress, reduce medication used for side effects, and to improve reported quality of life.
“Care for HER is a powerful example of what’s possible when organizations come together with a shared commitment. Our partnership with Touch BBCA, allows us to blend integrative therapies and nurse navigation in a way that profoundly strengthens emotional and physical well-being. We could not offer this level of support without partners who believe in and invest in this transformative work.”
Sue Weldon
Founder and CEO, Unite for HER
“We are excited to see the important role integrative therapies play in improving patients’ quality of life. We believe the ability to measure impact with the data collected directly from a support service provider can be instrumental in designing programs that meet actual cancer patient needs and expanding access for all.”
Elif Andac-Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Market Research at Cancer Support Community




