Mom is over 80. Her doctors never recommended her to get a mammogram. Earlier detection would have been better for her.
As Elaine Grobman, Komen's Chief Executive Officer says, "Saving lives from breast cancer takes funding."
"Funding for:
- Research: Leading to more effective, less invasive treatments and, hopefully, one day prevention
- Research: Leading to greater understanding of how metastasis works and how to stop it
- Equal access to care: Whether or not a person can afford a mammogram, treatment and support services, he or she must be connected with the quality care that will save lives
- Educational programs and grassroots outreach: Mobilizing all women—of all ages—to practice early detection and act immediately if something is wrong with their breasts
- Male breast cancer awareness programs
- Removal of barriers: language, cultural myths and practices, financial limitations cannot stand between any person and lifesaving services"
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