Mission Statement

The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to improving the standard of care for breast disease patients by providing support for medical and patient education, advancing breast disease research, diagnosis and treatment technologies, and offering programs and services to medical professionals and their patients.

Cooperative efforts by private industry and members of The American Society of Breast Surgeons to develop and implement new technology have resulted in improvements in the care of breast disease patients in the United States.

The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation has been established to support initiatives in the research and development of advanced breast disease treatments and technologies in order to improve the standards for superior patient care and education, by funding the following:

•Breast disease screening programs in underserved areas
•A state-of-the-art patient-access website for educational resources on breast disease awareness
•The development of professional educational materials for community outreach education
•Awards for outstanding breast disease research
•The development of multilingual patient educational brochures on breast disease diagnosis treatment technologies
•Special lectures on advanced breast cancer disease treatment technologies

For more information on the Foundation and how you can support these efforts, please call 410-992-5470 or e-mail give@breastsurgeons.org.

Contributions made to The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation are voluntary and are tax exempt under the guidelines of the 501(c)(3) IRS tax status. Federal Tax ID# 20-228635.