The Breast Cancer Relief Foundation is an organization that supports education, prevention, medical assistance and research programs to help reduce the amount of breast cancer throughout the world (breastcancerrelief.org). Providing direct assistance to patients and their families is also one of the organization's goals.
History
The Breast Cancer Relief Foundation is a program that is part of The Cancer Center for Detection and Prevention, which is a nonprofit organization based in New Orleans.
International Significance
In addition to working on disparities in the United States, the foundation aims to help provide access to pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to those in poor areas of the developing world.
Education
The foundation helps provide patient education about breast exams, breast cancer and cancer treatment; offers mammograms; and hosts educational seminars for communities that may not otherwise have accurate information. This includes distributing shower cards, pocket guides and brochures.
Research
Breast Cancer Relief Foundation provides financial assistance to breast-cancer research programs at different cancer centers, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Screening and Prevention
Since screening and early detection are key to curing breast cancer, the Breast Cancer Relief Foundation works with various hospitals and cancer centers across the nation in helping to provide mammograms to women who lack insurance or the finances to get a mammogram.
Famous Ties
Hospitals and cancer centers with which the Breast Cancer Relief Foundation works include the Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University, the Moffitt Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Institute, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
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