194,280 new cases and 40,610 deaths from breast cancer are expected to be reported this year.
Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 cancers diagnosed in US women. This year, approximately 1,910 cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among men, accounting for about 1% of all breast cancers.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
By making a tax-deductible donation** or by purchasing Raffle Tickets (click here to view Raffle Ticket and details) today, you are providing hopeful futures for our loved ones and friends. You may not know someone who has breast cancer now, but you may soon- let’s give everyone a fighting chance.Click here to pledge a donation or mail your contribution to:
William Raveis Charitable Fund, Inc.
7 Trap Falls Road
Shelton, CT 06484
203.925.4509
In January of this year, the William Raveis Charitable Fund pledged $750,000 to establish the William Raveis ACS Navigator Care Program at the University of Connecticut Heath Center, Farmington, CT and $165,000 to the Navigator Care Program at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society. With the assistance of trained volunteers/survivors, this innovative program helps patients navigate through diagnosis and treatment. We hope that in the near future this program will expand to include patients with other types of cancer as well. Click here for more information.
This year marks the 5th anniversary for the William Raveis Charitable Fund, Inc. and the William Raveis Breast Cancer Research Fund. We’ve Raised more than One Million Dollars over the course of these past four years in support of those diagnosed with breast cancer and in search of a cure. We could not have accomplished this without your generous donations. Thank you!
*CA Cancer J Clin 2009; June 9- Author: A Jemal
We are a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charitable organization. **Your monetary gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the IRS guidelines.
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