The mission of the Prevent Cancer Foundation is saving lives through cancer prevention and early detection. Founded in 1985 by Carolyn Aldigé, the Foundation has fulfilled its mission by:

• Funding research that allows us to understand how to prevent cancer or detect it early when it can be more successfully treated;
• Educating the public about how to prevent cancer and detect it early through healthy lifestyle choices and proper medical screenings;
• Advocating for policies and legislation that advances cancer research and prevention, as well as those that support the needs of cancer patients and their families.
• Reaching out to communities across the country through funding, events and partnerships with other organizations.

The Prevent Cancer Foundation has funded more than $130 million in support cancer prevention and early detection research, education, advocacy and community outreach programs nationwide and plays a pivotal role in developing a body of knowledge that is the basis for important prevention and early detection strategies.