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One in 57 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in her lifetime. It affects mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. With early detection 90% will survive. Currently, only 24% of ovarian cancer is caught early. Source: American Cancer Society
Estimates for ovarian cancer in the United States for 2009: about 21,550 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed and about 14,600 deaths will occur.
Source: American Cancer Society
Our Mission
The mission of the HERA Women's Cancer Foundation is to stop the loss of mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, wives, partners and girlfriends from ovarian cancer through empowering:
- Women to take control of their health,
- Research Scientists to find new directions in early detection, treatment, and prevention, and
- Communities to provide support.
Our Vision
We are a nationally recognized ovarian cancer nonprofit
organization funding cutting edge research grants to leading young scientists at
respected medical institutions. In so doing we expand the scientific understanding of
ovarian cancer while improving the lives of those battling this disease.
Through our programs of awareness of symptoms, education, and medical access as well
as our Climb for LifeSM and auxilliary special events, we empower healthy women and those
undergoing treatment.
We are well led by an outstanding Executive Director and committed Board of Directors. We are supported by young scientist researchers, their organizations, over 55 firms, hundreds of climbing leaders, and over a thousand yearly participants.
We are committed to continue investing 85% of the money raised for research, awareness, education, and support.
Leadership
Danni Lederman
Executive Director
Board of Directors
Maile Buker
President
VP Marketing
ZICO, LLC
Hermosa Beach, CA
Jill Slansky, PhD
Vice President
Principal Investigator
Cancer Immunology
National Jewish, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO
Kian Behbakht, MD
Gynecologic Oncologist
Associate Professor
University of Colorado
Denver, CO
Carol Dalrymple
KUED Production
Dolores Dore Eccles Broadcast Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Angela Goodacre, MS
Manager, Confocal Application Development
Life Sciences Group
Olympus America Inc.
Ms. Traci Goodwin
Environmental and Land Use Attorney
for the Port of Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Aleece Koss
Strategic marketing Consultant
Practical Innovation, LLC
Denver, CO
Samantha Lockwood
Talent Acquisition Manager,
National Programs and Projects
Comcast Cable
Philadelphia, PA
James Nice
Agent
Creative Artists Agency
Los Angeles, CA
Lisa O'Connor
Managing Director
Advanced Programs Group
Baltimore, MD
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HERA;
He.ra or He.re in Greek mythology the wife of Zeus. Hera was, in a sense, the beginning of feminism. Hera empowers women to be heard within their relationships and within their lives. She encourages women to find their strengths and desires and to cultivate them.
Hera was chosen as the name for the foundation because she was considered the protector of women and empowered women to stand up for themselves. The HERA Foundation's goal is to do the same; empower women to take control of their health by championing this unrecognized threat to women's health.
HERA is also an acronym for Health, Empowerment, Research and Awareness.
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