Prevent Cancer Foundation

The Prevent Cancer Foundation^® is the only U.S.-based nonprofit organization solely dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection. Our mission is saving lives across all populations through cancer prevention and early detection. Our vision is to Stop Cancer Before It Starts!^®

The Prevent Cancer Foundation^® was founded in 1985 and carries out its mission by focusing its work in four areas:

Research: The Foundation funds important research grants and fellowships at some of the most prestigious academic institutions and medical centers across the U.S. The goal of the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s research program is to identify and fund innovative projects with the potential to make substantial contributions to cancer prevention or early detection.

Education: The Foundation is committed to providing evidence-based information about how you can prevent cancer or detect it early through healthy lifestyle choices, vaccinations and medical screenings.

Outreach: The Foundation reaches out to communities through programs and grants that allow us to fund nationally and globally and act locally.  By empowering those who know their communities best, we are able to help implement lifesaving programs that benefit all populations, especially the medically underserved.

Advocacy: By engaging policymakers and grassroots supporters through advocacy, the Foundation promotes the enactment of laws, regulations and funding that prioritize cancer research and prevention and support the needs of cancer patients and their families. 

Prevent Cancer Foundation's vision is to Stop Cancer Before It Starts!® We work tirelessly, through research, advocacy, education and outreach, to achieve our mission of saving lives across all populations through cancer prevention and early detection. 

We are gearing up for our 12th annual Prevent Cancer Foundation Health Fair and 5k Walk/Run®. This is a family and dog-friendly event where dogs and kids 12 and under are FREE. The 5k course, starting and ending in Nationals Stadium, takes runners/walker around the beautiful Capitol Riverfront area. Participants are invited to take part in our Health Fair which features health vendors from across the DC Metro area, exclusive access to the Nats' dugouts and batting cages, kids activities, food and more! Check out the photos below see what you can look forward to. 

To learn about the Prevent Cancer Foundation® go to our website, www.preventcancer.org