The Feel Your Boobies® Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that promotes proactive breast health through the strategic education and outreach programs targeting young women. Feel Your Boobies a non-profit that focuses 100% on breast health education targeting women under 40 (the suggested age to begin mammograms).
The Feel Your Boobies® Foundation was founded in 2004 after Leigh Hurst, Founder, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33. Upon being diagnosed she realized she never thought much about the disease previously. She was a marathon runner and had no family history, so when the doctor’s dismissed the lump as “nothing to worry about,'' she was pacified. While going through her treatment, Leigh realized that the messages that were out there about breast cancer never really got through to her. Committing to change this, she created FYB Foundation to ensure breast health education was delivered to young women (a population not targeted by other breast cancer organizations).
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women under 35 and this population of women is not formally screened for the disease.
When breast cancer is detected early, and is in the localized stage, the 5-year relative survival rate is 99%. Early detection saves lives.
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