Michele Young named one of USA TODAY's Women of the Year along with other heroines who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country
CINCINNATI, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Michele Young, an acclaimed Cincinnati lawyer, mother of five, advanced-stage breast cancer survivor and tireless advocate for social justice was named one of USA Today's Women of the Year.
- "Imagine the extraordinary potential that will be unleashed when an epidemic that strikes one in seven women is erased from this earth," said Young.
- Michele witnessed changes in breast cancer science first-hand as a stage 4 patient in the cancer wards of our nation.
- She learned of Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Thomas Budd who is studying a vaccine in those with triple-negative breast cancer.
- Or those women who are killed by the disease – one woman every 14 seconds – taking her from her world," said Young.