About The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The mission of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and translational research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness about good breast health. A minimum of 85 cents of every dollar goes to research and awareness programs.
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation was established by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993, with the intention of bringing about a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. Larry Norton, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, has directed the Foundation's scientific activities since its beginnings. In 2002, BCRF expanded its mission to include prevention as well as cure, reflecting the direction of its research grants aimed at prevention as well as treatment. Since inception, BCRF has increased its annual funding level more than 200 times over, with grants of $34.5 million awarded to 166 scientists based in 10 countries (and with projects extending to 28 countries) in October 2008--a very long way from the $159,000 to eight researchers awarded in 1994.
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