The First Step In Preparation: Appreciating The Risk
According to the American Cancer Society, over one million people get cancer each year. Approximately one out of every three American women will have some type of cancer at some point during their lifetime. Anyone can get cancer at any age; however, about 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in people age of 55 and older.

Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation Women’s Cancer National Initiative Fund is designed to empower women nationwide with the knowledge they need to save their lives. To alert women 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 women’s cancers.

Today, millions of people are living with cancer or have been cured of the disease. The sooner a cancer is found and the sooner treatment begins, the better a patient's chances are of survival. That's why early detection of cancer is such an important weapon in the fight against cancer.

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 women's cancer research.