| Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF) is a non-profit organisation set up in 1997 with a mission: To Eradicate Breast Cancer as a Life-threatening Disease.
Breast Cancer is the top most common cancer affecting Singaporean women. Every year, about 1,350 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 313 women die from it1.
Early detection and treatment of breast cancer is likely to carry a better prognosis and increases the chance of survival before the disease becomes life threatening. Yet, only 41% of women aged 50-69 years reported going for a mammogram in the past two years2.
For this reason, BCF has been playing a strategic role to educate and empower women with the tools for early detection. Knowing the facts and symptoms associated with the condition, regular breast self-examinations and going for annual mammograms are the first steps women can take to be in control of their breast health.
For breast cancer patients who find fighting breast cancer to be one of the toughest challenges in their lives, BCF provides hope, support and encouragement. Our Support Programmes are designed to provide emotional support for patients as they undergo treatments, inspire survivors to regain their confidence and engage affected family members to help their loved ones enhance their quality of life.
As a non-profit organisation, BCF relies solely on the generosity of public donors and corporations to fund our year-round public outreach and support programmes amounting to $1 million annually.
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1Singapore Cancer Registry, Interim Report 2003-2007
22007 National Health Surveillance Survey |
