“Your chance of winning Bunco is 1:12. In the U.S., the chance of a woman being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in her lifetime is about 1 in 8.”
(source of statistic: The American Cancer Society)
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and genetic research. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised more than $300 million to support clinical and genetic research at top universities and academic medical centers worldwide conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime.
BCRF currently directs more than 90 cents of every dollar raised to research and awareness programs. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation has received Charity Navigator’s highest rating, four stars, for nine consecutive years, thus outperforming over 99% of more than 5,500 evaluated charities. In addition, the Foundation received an “A+” rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy and was named one of America’s top eight charities by Money magazine. Visit www.bcrfcure.org or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.