nce 1991, the National Breast Cancer Coalition's trained advocates have lobbied at the national, state and local levels for public policies that impact breast cancer research, diagnosis and treatment. Our grassroots advocacy effort has hundreds of member organizations and tens of thousands of individual members working toward increased federal funding for breast cancer research and collaborating with the scientific community to implement new models of research, improve access to high-quality health care and breast cancer clinical trials for all women, and expand the influence of breast cancer advocates in all aspects of the breast cancer decisionmaking process...
read more http://www.stopbreastcancer.org/
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008
National Breast Cancer Coalition
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) was founded in 1998 by identical twin sisters Kathy Giusti and Karen Andrews shortly following Kathy's diagnosis with multiple myeloma. The mission of the MMRF is to urgently and aggressively fund research that will lead to the development of new treatments for multiple myeloma.
read more http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The world's oldest and largest private cancer center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has devoted more than a century to patient care as well as to innovative research, making significant contributions to new and better therapies for the treatment of cancer.
read more at http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm
Cancer Research Institute
The Cancer Research Institute is the world’s only non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the support and coordination of scientific and clinical efforts that will lead to the immunological treatment, control, and prevention of cancer.
read more http://www.cancerresearch.org/
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Since 1985, the Prevent Cancer Foundation (formerly the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation) has carried out our mission in three main ways:
By funding research that helps us understand how to prevent cancer;
By educating the public about how to prevent cancer; and
By reaching out to communities across the country through our resources, events and partnerships with other organizations.
read more http://www.preventcancer.org/aboutus2c.aspx?id=88
Breast Cancer Fund
Breast Cancer Fund is the leading national organization focused on identifying the environmental causes of breast cancer and preventing the disease.
read more at http://www.breastcancerfund.org/site/pp.asp?c=kwKXLdPaE&b=44850
Monday, 25 February 2008
Cancer Research UK
Vision
Our vision is a statement of what we aspire to, why we exist and the impact we would like to have on society.
Our purpose
Our purpose describes what we will do to achieve our vision:
We carry out world-class research to improve our understanding of cancer and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer
We ensure that our findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients
We help people to understand cancer, the progress we are making and the choices each person can make
We work in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer .
read more at http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/aboutus/whoweare/ourkeyvaluesandstatements/
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