FLORIDA BREAST CANCER COALITION RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Education and Advocacy Day:   The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF) presented its Annual "Education and Advocacy Conference" on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Hilton Miami, FL and on Saturday, June 16, 2011 at the Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, FL.  The one-day conference was a huge success with over (Miami) and (Tampa)FBCF supporters, advocates, and breast cancer survivors in attendance to hear about the latest cutting-edge research, view informational community resource display tables, and partake in ending the day with a fun demonstration of a dance and movement relaxation technique. The conferences offered a day full of educational sessions featuring breast cancer experts, researchers at each conference funded by monies from the Florida specialty “End Breast Cancer” license plate, and advocates. Education Grants: The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF) is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the Florida community. Education Grants are awarded in support of innovative education and research programs throughout Florida. FBCF offers education grants of up to $10,000.00 for innovative projects in the areas of breast health and breast cancer education, outreach, and support targeting services not otherwise available to the medically underserved populations of Florida.  Grants are available for up to one (1) year. FY 2010-2011 there were Education Grants funded totaling $   Scientific Grants and Fellowships: The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF) awards scientific grants for basic, clinical and translational breast cancer research, epidemiological studies of breast cancer, research linking breast cancer to environmental factors, and psycho-immunological research. Funding for these research grants comes primarily through the sale of the End Breast Cancer license plate which requires that all monies fund research in the State of Florida.  Since 2003, FBCF has funded Concept Awards through the DoD, as well as pre-doctoral and post doctorate research in Florida institutions. FBCF Scientific Grants were given out in FY 2010-2011 totaling .The FBCF also funds an FBCF Fellowship for Breast Cancer Research’s primary goal of this fellowship is to encourage promising individuals to pursue careers in breast cancer research while supporting breast cancer research within Florida’s premier Cancer Centers. FBCF Fellowships were given out in FY 2010-2011 totaling   Community Outreach:The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF) attended community outreach programs throughout the state of Florida. These education programs target communities of all socio-economic levels and dominations, with particular interested in low socio-economic and underserved communities as the need to educate these populations is well documented.  Since we began our program we have achieved much success, in FY 2010-2011 we reached individuals throughout the state. Breast Health 101: The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF) has developed and offers a Breast Health 101 education and awareness presentation. Knowing that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation is seeking ways to reach out to educate women and men in different companies, organizations, and community groups.  One of our outreach programs offers a one hour of hands-on breast health education and awareness presentation. Covering such topics as: Anatomy and Physiology of the Breast; Risk Factors; Symptoms and Diagnosis; and Treatment Options. Breast Health 101 can be tailored to the needs of any organization or group, with a minimum of 20 individuals, depending on the participants.

To date FBCF has raised over $2.5M from our 'end breast cancer' license plate revenues. 80% of revenues are used to fund education and research projects within the State of Florida.

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