Global grants

The Foundation’s support (with a $75,000 global grant) of HOPE: Women helping women fight cervical cancer through self-HPV and VIA testing, a pilot project in Peru, led to $1.5 million follow-on funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

ADDRESSING GLOBAL DISPARITIES IN CERVICAL CANCER

The strategies and outcomes from Project Hope and two other global cervical cancer projects (located in Cameroon and India) were presented in October at the UICC World Cancer Congress in Geneva. The projects are aligned with the World Health Organization (WHO) goal of cervical cancer elimination by 2030 and involve educating community members and health care professionals, utilizing HPV self-testing and expanding access to quality screening and timely follow-up care in low- and middle-income countries.

TO GET SCREENED

Each year, nearly two million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 600,000 will die of these diseases. But research shows that up to 50% of cancer cases and about 50% of cancer deaths are preventable with the knowledge we have today. Now, more than two years since COVID-19 first reached the United States and the ensuing pandemic put many lives on pause, it’s time to hit the play button and prioritize your health care routine by scheduling annual doctors’ appointments and cancer screenings.

Routine cancer screening can detect cancer early (even if you have no signs or symptoms!) and increases the likelihood your treatment will be successful. Whether it’s getting your own appointment Back on the Books or reminding a loved one to do so, putting prevention into action can save lives.

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Craig Meddin (right) enjoying ice cream with his kids.