Who benefits from Avon Foundation funded programs?
a. Avon Foundation beneficiaries help educate 500,000 men and women each year on breast health and reducing breast cancer risk; link 250,000 women to early detection programs; and after diagnosis, help tens of thousands of women secure access to care regardless of their ability to pay. b. Programs aim to help underserved women – low income, uninsured or under-insured women, women from rural areas, or women facing other barriers to accessing screening and treatment. c. Research institutions and scientists whose work places a particular emphasis on understanding the causes of breast cancer, developing inexpensive and non-invasive based tests to aid in risk assessment, and developing new ways to prevent the disease.
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