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Agnes Judge generously donated $1,000 to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital to support patient care in the Joanne Knight Breast Health Center at Siteman. Siteman was the 48^th of 50 planned visits Agnes has made to leading cancer centers in each of the country’s 50 states. She has donated $1,000 to every center she has visited.

You give new hope to the 75,000 cancer patients treated annually at Siteman Cancer Center! Learn more about your impact. 

The Breast Cancer Community Investment Fund in Breast Cancer, created by generous Foundation donors in 2023, supports the Breast Cancer Equity Group, a collaboration between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University. This group is addressing the alarming fact that Black women have a 90% higher mortality rate than white women related to breast cancer in the St. Louis region.

Our generous donors are changing the trajectory of a breast cancer diagnosis. This commitment to innovative research and equitable medicine supports our physician-scientists in providing extraordinary care. Learn more about the progress made possible by our generous community!

Cancer isn't choosy. It can affect anyone, anywhere.

The burden of cancer is dramatically high in the African American community, with the mortality rate 41% higher for Black women than white. In St. Louis, The Breast Health Care for At-Risk Communities program is among initiatives aimed at reducing that shocking disparity.