I've lost two good friends to breast and cervical cancer, women in their 30's and it's got to stop.
The head of this organization is a breast cancer surgeon who has lost her own mother to breast cancer. She is an MD. There a number of other MD's (Medical Doctors) on the board of this organization. The exception is a PhD in Biology who specializes in hormone research (estrogen) and other aspects that impact breast cancer...
Breast Cancer incidents started going up after the introduction of the pill in the 1960's. Why? Estrogen is a carcinogen -- the constant release of the hormone in the body is bad for women.
Additionally, the estrogen in the birth control pill is an artifical hormone -- hard on the body in general, and hard on the liver.
Abortion is also a breast cancer risk because it starts a natural process (pregnancy) abruptly.
A normal pregnancy will end with childbirth and breastfeeding.
Both of these factors PREVENT breast cancer.
There are four types of cells in the breast for women -- Types I, II, III, and IV. After childbirth, the woman normally only have Type IV -- which do not cause cancer.
On the other hand, abortion causes the breast to start to mature, but normally occurs after producing lots and lots of Type II cells -- the type most associated with breast cancer.
The Breast Cancer Prevention Institute has some good literature but the best is the Breast Cancer: Risks and Prevention (4th Edition)
Get the booklet to your friends. You can purchase information from them or use the online information. They have pamphlets as well.
Donating money to this organization might be better than donating to Susan G. Komen.
I would hope that you and your friends would make time to read the information from this organization.