Ali and Abby: Making an impact in the breast cancer community

Two of our 2023 Donna Noce Colaco Going Beyond Award Honorees, Ali Rogin and Abby Match, sit down to discuss how their lives have been impacted by breast cancer and how they are making a difference in the breast cancer community.
Ali Rogin is a correspondent with the PBS NewsHour and the author of Beat Breast Cancer Like A Boss. During her senior year at New York University, she discovered she had the BRCA1 genetic mutation and decided to have prophylactic surgery before her graduation in 2009.
Getting a triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis and later discovering she carries a BRCA1 mutation was devastating, but Abby Match has learned to turn her pain into another’s gain. She networks to learn how to help others get screened for genetic mutations prior to disease and she wholeheartedly loves fundraising. In a little over a year, she has raised almost $25,000 by selling beaded jewelry, which she refers to as “beading cancer together”. She contributes to organizations that are impactful in the lives of people living with cancer and wants to be a voice for others.