As one of the worldís premier cancer centers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering is committed to exceptional patient care, leading-edge research and superb educational programs. The close collaboration between physicians and scientists is one of the Centerís unique strengths, enabling it to provide patients with the best care available today as it works to discover more effective strategies to prevent, control and ultimately cure cancer. The centerís education programs train future physicians and scientists; the knowledge and experience they gain at the Center has an impact on cancer treatment and biomedical research around the world.

Other organizations raise money for breast cancer research in general -- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center gets only a piece of the pie; by contrast, funds raised by the CBCF will be devoted entirely to research at MSKCC.

The funds will be used for research on a cure for patients with breast cancer. The melding of research with patient care is at the heart of all of the Centerís activities. At the Sloan-Kettering Institute, state-of-the-art research flourishes side-by-side with clinical investigation and treatment at Memorial Hospital, the nationís oldest cancer hospital. Memorial Sloan-Kettering is also one of 39 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, which reinforces the centerís leadership in research, as well as in patient care and education.