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Komen works on patient navigation and advocacy, providing resources for breast-cancer patients to understand the American medical system. [5] They have funded research into the causes and treatment of breast cancer. [6] However, the organization has been mired by controversy over pinkwashing, allocation of research funding, and CEO pay. The ...
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) is an independent, not-for-profit organization which has raised $569.4 million to support clinical and translational research on breast cancer at medical institutions in the United States and abroad. [1] BCRF currently funds over 255 researchers in 14 countries. [2]
The Reynolds cancer charities refer to the four "sham charities": the Cancer Fund of America, Inc. (CFA), Cancer Support Services Inc. (CSS), Children's Cancer Fund of America Inc. (CCFOA), and The Breast Cancer Society Inc. (BCS) that began operations in 1984 and were shut down in 2016. [1]
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastThis October, as Americans mark another Breast Cancer Awareness month, many organizations and advocates are looking for ways to support the cause.
On Tuesday, charges were filed against 4 cancer charities for allegedly scamming donors out of over $187 million. Americans give billions of dollars to charitable operations every year, but sadly ...
Actor Olivia Munn, 43, is raising awareness about the breast cancer risk assessment tool that led to her early diagnosis, despite an unrevealing mammogram just two months before.
It has received a Three-Star rating of "Good" from Charity Navigator, based on an assessment of its financial health and governance policies. [3] In 2013, the United Breast Cancer Foundation was ranked No. 35 on a list of "America's Worst Charities" compiled by The Center for Investigative Reporting and The Tampa Bay Times. [4]
Breast cancers typically fall into one of four subtypes, based on whether the cancer cells have an overabundance of the HER2 gene, and/or receptors for estrogen (ER-positive), progesterone (PR ...