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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
