Breast Cancer

TO ADVANCE ASIAN WOMEN'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT.

PROVIDE COUNSELING, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS

Between Women Inc. falls under the Breast Cancer category: Voluntary health organizations active in the prevention or treatment of breast cancer.

SUPPORT WOMEN IN TAKING CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND SERVICE

FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 HERE FOR THE GIRLS IMPROVES THE LIVES OF YOUNG WOMEN AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER THROUGH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR WOMEN DIAGNOSED UNDER AGE 51. OUR SERVICES PROVIDE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS AND A SHARED EXPERIENCE AMONG OUR MEMBERS. THE RESULT IS A ROBUST, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT CULTIVATES A SENSE OF BELONGING AND EMPOWERMENT FROM DIAGNOSIS, THROUGH TREATMENT, AND BEYOND.

TO EDUCATE, ADVOCATE FOR, EMPOWER, AND SUPPORT YOUNG WOMEN, BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER BREAST CANCER; AND TO WORK TO END DISPARITIES OF AGE, STAGE AND COLOR.

TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES & VITAL TOOLS NECESSARY FOR EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER AS WELL AS THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH BRCA GENE MUTATION FOR WOMEN UNDER AGE 40 IN THE NY METRO & NJ AREA. OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE WOMEN TO RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT & POST TREATMENT SERVICES.

BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH AFTER LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN IN THE US OVERALL, BUT ITS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN BLACK AND HISPANIC WOMEN. GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY ARE DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS AND ACCESS TO SCREENING AND TREATMENT. ALL OF THESE ARE INFLUENCED BY A WOMANS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND HER DISTANCE TO MEDICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN THE STATE WHERE SHE LIVES. MOST NEW BREAST CANCER CASES ARE DIAGNOSED AT A LOCALIZED STAGE, MEANING THEY HAVE NOT SPREAD OUTSIDE OF THE BREAST. THESE EARLY-STAGE CANCERS ARE MOST OFTEN FOUND DURING BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TYPICALLY HAVE A HIGH RATE OF SURVIVAL BECAUSE TREATMENT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AT THIS STAGE. BLACK WOMEN STILL HAVE A 4% LOWER INCIDENCE RATE OF BREAST CANCER THAN WHITE WOMEN BUT A 40% HIGHER BREAST CANCER DEATH RATE. BLACK WOMEN HAVE THE LOWEST SURVIVAL FOR ALL SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER. SISTER2SISTE

THE MISSION OF FIREFLY SISTERHOOD IS TO FOSTER ONE-TO-ONE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AND INSPIRATIONAL SURVIVORS AND THRIVERS THAT SERVE AS THEIR PEER MENTOR GUIDES. OUR GOAL IS A FUTURE WHERE NO WOMAN FACES BREAST CANCER ALONE.

TO PROVIDE MAMMOGRAMS TO INDIGENT AND UNINSURED WOMEN