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Avon Breast Cancer Crusade $500 million since 1992. Research. Access to Care. Where The Funds Come From. Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Avon Pink Ribbon Products Avon Foundation Annual Gala Donations from Avon Products, Inc. Private donors/Fundraising events. Recent Grant Summary.
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Avon Breast Cancer Crusade$500 million since 1992 Research Access to Care
Where The Funds Come From Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Avon Pink Ribbon Products Avon Foundation Annual Gala Donations from Avon Products, Inc. Private donors/Fundraising events
Recent Grant Summary *Estimates
Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund:125 Community-Based Organizations AK 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 8 7 1 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 10 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 HI 2 6 2 4
AFBCF CIFAvailable in multiple languages English Arabic Chinese Korean Portuguese Spanish Vietnamese Creole IRB reviewed and approved
AFBCF CIF Data 2004-2005Distribution by Race/Ethnicity Total number of records (N = 181,096)
AFBCF CIF Data 2004-2005Distribution by Age in Years Average Age = 50 yrs
What happens when a woman has an abnormal mammogram?How does a woman access treatment?
Mount Sinai Hospital YWCAs C.A.S.L. Erie Family Health Stroger Hospital Mercy Hospital Trinity Hospital
Avon Foundation “Safety Net” Programs78 Hospitals since 2004 • 58 Patient navigation and community outreach programs • 20 Equipment upgrades • NCI Patient Navigation Research Program • Boston University study “What makes a patient navigation effective”?
2007 Safety Net Data 6-months: January through June • 7,500 additional mammography views • 11,000 diagnostic ultrasounds • 3,000 biopsies • 1,800 surgical consults • 1,384 diagnosed with cancer
Atlanta Example:Avon Community Health Advocates and Navigators “The Ladies in the Pink” 200+ trained/140 active Community Health Advocates (CHAs) - since 2001 24 Navigators since 2003
Effects of Avon Outreach and Navigation Program on Breast Cancer Diagnosis History In 2001: 125 CHAs/20 Navigators trained 1,148 community intervention programs and over 10,000 participants Study Cross sectional study: 2001-2004 487 breast cancer cases in registries 89% AA, 5% Caucasian, 2% Hispanic, 4% other Thank you AVON CHAs & Navigators ! Gabram SGA, Lund MJ et al: Br Can Res Treat 2006;100 suppl 1 S97
2007 Avon Prevention Research InitiativeDevelop Diagnostic/Monitoring Test • Screening mammography 1,000 • Diagnostics • Diagnostic mammography 100 • Ultrasound 50 • Biopsy 10 • Ultrasound-guided, stereotactic, needle localization • Diagnosed 3-4 women Millions of women in the world cannot access expensive mammography! (~$95/test)
2007 Avon Prevention Research InitiativeDevelop Diagnostic/Monitoring Test Develop an test that detects early changes in healthy breast. Supplement mammography, interval screening, or exposure screening. • $7.6-million for 12 projects • Rapid, managed, 2-year timeframe • Develop new, inexpensive, minimally invasive diagnostic tool
Avon Walk Around the World for Breast Cancer Hungary China Portugal New York Mexico