• It is a non-stock, non-profit volunteer-based
    organization
• It was established in 2000 and registered under
    SEC No. A200017874 in 2001.
• It promotes breast health and provides
    breast care services.
• Volunteers are
      • health-care professionals and providers;
      • breast cancer patients, survivors and
        their families;
      • committed and generous individuals
        and institutions.

Rationale for PFBCI

26 females out of 100 females and 1 male for every
105 males may be diagnosed with breast cancer in the Philippines. Since the 1980s, breast cancer ranks 1st among the top leading cancers afflicting women in the Philippines and ranks 2nd to lung cancer if both sexes are considered. Its incidence starts to peak at the age of 30 in women. (Source: Philippine Cancer Facts & Estimates, PCSI, 2005.) However, it was reported in 2004 that breast cancer cases in the Philippines exceeded lung cancer by 685 cases for both sexes. (Source: UP-DOH Report, Manila Bulletin, January 2004)

Recently, more women are presenting with bilateral disease at an early age (30’s-40’s). Generally, the disease is still being diagnosed late in its course hence the survival rate of breast cancer in the Philippines is below 50%. Making the situation more difficult, an estimated seventy percent (70%) of breast cancer patients in the Philippines are indigents.

Alarmingly, the Philippines has the highest prevalence of breast cancer in Asia. (Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2004). In addition to the successful reduction in fertility and westernization of the Filipino lifestyle, the limited access to breast health contributes significantly to its recorded highest prevalence in Asia. Among the reasons for the limited access to breast health in the Philippines include: location of health facilities, limited income, high prices of diagnostic tests and hospital care, low levels of education, and the lack of breast cancer awareness.
Thus, PFBCI was established in order to promote breast health and fight breast cancer in the Philippines and in Asia through its dedication and commitment to provide “B. R. E. A. S. T.” (Breast care, Resource, Empowerment, Advocacy, Support, and Treatment) in order to save lives regardless of age, gender, religion, social status, race, and skin color.

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Volunteer Website & Logo Designer and Lead Technical Support
-Mr. Jun Jimenez (Santa Ana, California, U.S.A.)
Web Host Sponsor
-Mr. Paolo de Leon and Ms. Rosario Delfinado (Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.)
Volunteer Web Maintenance Manager
-Ms. Gilynne E. Paas (Quezon City, Philippines)

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