Program areas at NBCF
NBCF partners with medical facilities across the United States to provide screening, diagnostic, and patient navigation services. Partner medical facilities are committed to providing breast cancer patients with the care they need at each step of the journey - early detection education, diagnosis, and survivorship. Finding breast cancer early is critical to survival, but many patients can't afford the cost of screening or diagnostic tests. By providing these services through our network of medical facilities, NBCF helps provide equal access to early detection services for uninsured or underinsured patients. (Continued in schedule o, page 2)
NBCF educates how to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, detect breast cancer early, and access screening programs and remove barriers to quality treatment if diagnosed. NBCF creates and delivers educational and awareness materials utilized by over 122,784,517 individuals. The "About Breast Cancer" section of NBCF's website, www.nbcf.org, is an online guide to understanding breast cancer and helps those diagnosed with breast cancer understand the disease. NBCF also partners with companies nationwide to strengthen their women's wellness programs by increasing use of basic screening benefits, (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O, PAGE 2)
NBCF offers support services that help patients now and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer. NBCF provides HOPE Kits, a tangible expression of hope, to comfort breast cancer patients in their time of need. 18,255 HOPE Kits and 80 Metastatic HOPE Kits were sent this year. NBCF's HOPE Kits are packed by volunteers and filled with thoughtful items known to soothe the side effects from treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation. NBCF offers support groups for patients in need of psychosocial and emotional support before, during, and after breast cancer treatment. NBCF held 35 support groups throughout the year. (Continued in schedule o, page 2)