Who we are

Mission

Our Success

• More early detection - nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years old now receive regular mammograms, the single most effective tool for detecting breast cancer early (in 1982, less than 30 percent received a clinical exam).
• More hope - the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982).
• More research - the federal government now devotes more than $[900] million each year to breast cancer research, treatment and prevention (compared to $[30] million in 1982).
• More survivors - America's 2.3 million breast cancers survivors, now the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S., are a living testament to the power of society and science to save lives.