According to data from the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives, and more than 42,000 will die this year alone.
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re talking about efforts to end breast cancer through research happening in upstate New York. Since 2001, the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Foundation has focused on this fight.
Jody Kenney welcomed Beth Baldwin, executive director of the Baldwin Foundation, who recently committed to a $50 million campaign to establish the Upstate Cancer Institute in Syracuse. Beth Baldwin said the foundation, with help from brothers Alec, Stephen, Daniel and William, has already donated millions of dollars to research to isolate genes known to cause breast cancer. spoke. In addition to holding its annual gala on Nov. 1, the Baldwin Fund is leveraging social media for its Crush the Can fundraising campaign.
For more information about The Baldwin Fund Annual Gala, or to donate or volunteer, visit thebaldwinfund.org.
You can watch Beth Baldwin’s full interview in the video player above. Also, get an inside look at the biggest issues affecting upstate New York with JoDee Kenney’s In Focus every Sunday on Spectrum News 1.
