We have all been touched by cancer in one way or another. Everyone knows at least one person who has cancer or has had cancer. The ACS estimates that more than 1.3 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2004, and about 564,000 people will die of the disease. Anyone can get cancer at any age; early detection is the key to beating cancer. Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation Cancer National Initiative Fund is designed to empower individuals nationwide with the knowledge they need to save their lives. To alert women and men of their risk of cancer, educate them on cancer, and provide and direct them to effective approaches to the early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all cancers.

Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation is committed to saving lives by raising awareness and funds for the millions of women and their families at risk for or who are fighting cancer. Our goal is to inform as many women as we possibly can and to advance leading-edge science by supporting the efforts of the nation’s foremost investigators and advocates of cancer research.