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3D Photography for Breast Cancer Research

$15,314
105%
Raised toward our $14,500 Goal
194 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on March 06, at 09:00 AM CST
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$8

1 in 8

About 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.

$19.98

Cancer Rights

The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (1998) requires insurance providers to cover all stages of breast reconstruction, including symmetry procedures for the contralateral breast.

$30

30 for 3D

Your support will help us purchase a handheld 3D scanner to take 3D photographs of breast cancer patients.

$55

Show us the pictures!

Our research found that almost all women considering breast reconstruction surgery want to see pictures of other women’s reconstruction outcomes, but only about half (55%) are shown pictures by their healthcare providers.

$140

140 undergraduate researchers

We've mentored more than 140 undergraduate students in cancer research in the Biomedical Informatics Lab.

$600

For your friends and family

The average American knows about 600 people. How many of the 600 people you know are cancer survivors?

$2,020

breast cancer in 2020

276,480 American women are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020

$12,150

Younger women, too!

Each year, approximately 12,150 women under age 40 are diagnosed with breast cancer

$45,474

Graduate student training

The annual cost of training a graduate student in cancer research is $45,474

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