San Francisco General Hospital Foundation said it has received a $650,000 grant from the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade to improve access to mammography services.
The Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center's Avon Comprehensive Breast Care Program plans to use the funds to support care delivered through a mobile mammography van, as well as to enhance access to genetic counseling and testing services, clinical trials, and patient navigation support.
Two research projects will also be supported by the grant. One study will explore how targeted outreach messages can increase screening mammography rates, while a second project will assess how breast cancer survivors seek further health services, according to the hospital.
The funds were awarded at the annual Avon 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer, which raised $3.1 million to accelerate breast cancer research; improve access to screening, diagnosis, and treatment; and educate people about breast cancer. Avon 39 San Francisco attracted more than 1,400 participants from 39 states and Washington, DC, including 220 breast cancer survivors who walked a total of 39.3 miles over two days, the hospital said.
