The PBCF’s 15th Anniversary!

by | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

The Placer Breast Cancer Foundation is proud to be celebrating our 15-year anniversary! Founded in 2005, the Placer Breast Cancer Endowment was formed by breast cancer survivors and South Placer County residents Carol Garcia and Teri Munger in with a goal to raise...

Sacramento Area Breast Imaging Registry

by | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized

Placer Breast Cancer Foundation funded Sacramento Area Breast Imaging Registry (SABIR) Progress report – November, 2019 Background: Breast cancer screening of asymptomatic women and surveillance imaging of women with a personal history of breast cancer are...

Why I Joined The Fight Against Breast Cancer

by | Mar 15, 2019 | Uncategorized

The question most frequently asked of volunteers and donors is “How did you get involved in the fight against breast cancer?” Every person who has joined the fight against breast cancer has a personal story to share and these shared stories allow us to feel closer to...

Your Donations At Work

by | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized

BRCA Study at UC Davis In 2016, the Foundation committed to raising $100,000 over 3 years to help fund a study at UC Davis (managed by Wolf-Dietrich Heyer, PhD and Jie Liu, PhD) and their development of a 3D BRCA2 model. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 lead to defective...

2018 In Review

by | Jan 15, 2019 | Uncategorized

Our Accomplishments from 2018 The Placer Breast Cancer Foundation is proud of what we accomplished in 2018! We are especially grateful for all the help and support that has come from our community. Together we will continue our fight against breast cancer through...