National Spotlight
Who are you running for? — Join in the fight against breast cancer by running a full or half marathon through Marathon for the Cure™
Rally for the Cure — Golf, tennis, dinner events and so much more...
Major step in personalized treatment — Thanks to a 2007 research grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, scientists identified a set of 50 genes that oncologists can potentially use to tailor individualized treatments for all breast cancer patients.
Helping the Medically Underserved
Grant Award Amount: $43000
Project Director: Jan Hollar
Institution: Blue Ridge HealthCare
Amount Funded: $43,000
Blue Ridge HealthCare is part of a coordinated effort to make breast health programs available to all residents in Burke County. This need is greater in Burke County since there is no Breast and Cervical Cancer Program currently available to women in Burke County. The program plans to provide monies for 150 screening mammograms that will serve approximately 150 women in Burke County who are at risk of developing breast cancer or have been identified as having a suspicious site on their breast. Funding for another 50 diagnostic mammograms will provide additional service to those with more serious screening results. The Blue Ridge HealthCare Breast Cancer Action Team has set a goal to teach and promote breast health programs as venues for education in senior centers, churches, civic and community groups, heath fairs, salons and other areas where women group together.
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