Marlene van Staden Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation
Welcome to the Marlene van Staden Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation’s website. Our goal is to raise awareness among all South Africans about Hereditary and Familial Cancer. We strive to educate people about the risk factors associated with these types of cancers and to encourage them to take proactive steps toward prevention and early detection
Fundraising Campaign
Our Mission
- To establish a breast cancer foundation in memory of Marlene van Staden;
- To create awareness amongst medical professionals and healthy individuals for the benefits of genetic testing for BRCA genes;
- To provide support, financial or otherwise, for breast cancer genetic testing;
- To provide support to BRCA positive individuals for the prevention of cancer and the available treatment options;
- To provide support to breast cancer patients during and after treatment;
- To provide support to bereaved children and family members of victims who succumbed to breast cancer;
- To create a multi-disciplinary team of experts to support families with inherited harmful variants of BRCA1 or BRCA2.
Vision
To prevent breast cancer deaths through awareness of the benefits of genetic testing for hereditary cancers, in memory of Marlene van Staden.
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