Breast Cancer Help, Inc

While a cure for breast cancer continues to elude us, much has been accomplished to increase awareness and improve the quality of healthcare breast cancer patients receive. We have been able to achieve this by gaining support from local elected officials and raising money through our fundraising efforts. Breast Cancer Help, Inc. is a not-for-profit grass roots organization with a focus on action and advocacy to eradicate breast cancer. Founded in 1994 by Lorraine Pace, a breast cancer survivor, and Father Thomas Arnao, the group promotes education and awareness of breast cancer issues. Pace was also the founder of the West Islip breast cancer mapping project, which pinpointed breast cancer clusters. This original mapping project, which spearheaded the breast cancer environmental movement, has now spread to other parts of New York, the U.S. and abroad. Since its inception, Breast Cancer Help, Inc. has taken a multi-pronged approach to combating breast cancer...