Kristen Dahlgren is an award-winning journalist turned breast cancer advocate and founder of the nonprofit, Cancer Vaccine Coalition (CVC). CVC has partnered with the nation’s top vaccine and cancer researchers with a goal of getting a safe, effective breast cancer vaccine to market in 5 to 10 years.

For the first 30 years of her career, Dahlgren traveled the world, documenting some of the biggest news stories of our time. She reported for "NBC Nightly News" and NBC's "Today" show, was nominated for an Emmy award for leading the network's coverage of the Parkland School shooting, served as a backup anchor for Lester Holt, and won an Edward R. Murrow award for her feature reporting.

In 2019, Dahlgren was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and immediately decided to share her story to help other women to recognize the different ways their own cancers could present. Through her reporting, she also learned about the research that was happening on breast cancer vaccines. After a conversation with University of Washington Cancer Vaccine Institute's Dr. Nora Disis, she realized that vaccines for breast cancer were no longer a "pie in the sky" idea but something that was close and achievable. Dahlgren left her career in journalism and Cancer Vaccine Coalition was born.

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