Our mission

FRIENDS FOR AN EARLIER BREAST CANCER TEST®, also known as Friends...You Can Count On® is the only 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization in the United States focused exclusively on funding research to find a biological earlier detection test for breast cancer.

FRIENDS was established to generate, collect, protect, and distribute money for this one purpose.

How early is early?

When we hear that someone has been diagnosed with breast cancer our first thought is usually, "Oh No! Was it found EARLY?"

How early is early enough?

Today, there is a new opportunity to reset what "early" is. Science and technology are coming together to create the venue for discovery of a new test that would detect breast cancer at its earliest stages, possibly before a tumor has even formed.

Friends of Friends

"A Friend may well be reckoned a masterpiece of nature."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

In 600 words or less, tell us why your friend is special. Entries will be reviewed and selected for publication. If chosen, a gift will be sent to your friend notifying her/him of your thoughtful recognition.

Tell us about your friend

News

The Tie That Binds: Friends has recently launched The Tie that Binds campaign. Add the names of your friends who have experienced breast cancer as a way of honoring or memorializing them in a virtual and a real visualization of the impact of breast cancer.
Learn more about The Tie that Binds & Shirley

Martha Kaley participates on the US Department of Defense Scientific Peer Review Committee. Read the PDF