Men Against Breast Cancer is the first national 501(c)3 non-profit organization specifically designed to provide targeted support services to educate and empower men to be effective caregivers and target men to be active participants in increasing awareness and fighting breast cancer.

Partners In Survival Developed with one of the world's leading breast cancer research institutions, The Johns Hopkins Breast Center, this educational workshop, open to the public and co-sponsored by local healthcare institutions, enables MABC to reach a large audience of breast cancer patients and their husbands/partners. The workshop focuses on how breast cancer impacts individuals as well as the family unit and includes practical tips to the help manage the breast cancer crisis. Specific emphasis is placed on helping men understand the physical and emotional needs of their female partners.

Survival Skills for Men Guide Book This book will provide information and help navigate men through the crisis of breast cancer and provide specific techniques to assist them in being effective caregivers.

National Mammography Program This program will provide access to early detection and treatment for low-income, underserved and uninsured women.

www.menagainstbreastcancer.org The MABC web site provides information about breast cancer including MABC support services and other breast cancer organizations and resources. MABC's Bulletin Board provides a forum for men and women to discuss the effects breast cancer has on their lives and share best practices and other advice.

Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) has been awarded a $1.1 million grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, GA, to bring its successful Partners In Survival program to underserved African American, Latino and Native American communities. The CDC grant to MABC is the first to recognize the positive benefits of educating men on how to provide critical day-to-day emotional, mental and physical support and care to their wives, mothers, partners, daughters and other loved ones stricken with breast cancer.

In order to reach a national audience, MABC is partnering with cancer organizations who have a history of working with minorities and who have access to cancer survivors and their families. Each of the collaborative partners has a history of improving the quality of care and increasing the availability of psychosocial support services to the groups they serve, and each has recognized the need to serve the partners of women with breast cancer in order to improve their overall care. MABC's partners are:
•     National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer II: Network Project
•     Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center's Spirit of Eagles Program
•     Nueva Vida (New Life)
•     Cinta Latina (Latin Ribbon)
In addition, MABC is proposing as one of its key activities to develop a host of new educational materials to accompany the Partners in Survival program.

MABC seeks funding and support from (1) a grassroots membership of men and women (2) companies and organizations that market to men and/or manufacture products for men, and (3) corporations that manufacture drugs or medical equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of breast cancer. MABC will form strategic partnerships and alliances with its corporate sponsors creating a new vital and stronger voice to end breast cancer as a life threatening disease.

MABC is committed to using 75% of all funds raised going directly to our programs and services; 10% of funds will be directed for educational material; and not more than 15% of funds to be used for administrative expenses.