Pink Ribbon Jax is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that raises funds for free mammograms and breast imaging services.
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Pink Ribbon Jax is an all-volunteer nonprofit raising funds for free mammograms and lifesaving breast imaging for uninsured and underinsured women and men, while supporting breast cancer research and patient services. With more than $4.5 million donated to date, PRJ keeps every dollar local in Northeast Florida where it saves lives.
Impact at Baptist Health | Since 2006, PRJ’s contributions to Baptist Health have made the following possible:
- Funding more than 5,000 free mammograms and imaging services for uninsured and underinsured women and men
- Completing the funding of Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center’s first 3D-Mobile Mammography Unit, the Buddy Bus
- Establishing the Pink Ribbon Jax Breast Center at Baptist Medical Center Beaches
- Purchase of state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment equipment, including
- SenoClaire breast tomosynthesis with three-dimensional imaging technology
- Bi-directional dopplers used to support patients experiencing radiation-related tissue damaged
- X-ray pathology equipment enabling faster and more accurate diagnoses
- Digital mammography unit that supports earlier detection and improved diagnostic accuracy
- Creation and funding of the Breast Cancer Care Coordinator position, providing patients with support throughout treatment and survivorship
- Underwriting of an educational forum on the hereditary breast and ovarian cancers risk, including the discovery and impact of the BRCA 1 & BRCA 2 genes
- Establishment of the Support & Survivorship Program at Hill Breast Center, offering services that enhance quality of life during and after treatment
- Creation of an endowment providing sustainable funding for breast cancer-related needs, including medical costs not covered by insurance
- Expansion of an endowment supporting genetic testing and screening for young women diagnosed with, or at an increased risk, for breast cancer
Impact at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville | In recognition of PRJ’s contributions, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville has names Pink Ribbon Jax Distinguished Benefactors. Contributions, primarily supporting pioneering research, include:
- Support of cutting-edge research, including Stage III clinical trials of Mayo’s Breast Cancer Vaccine
- Funding of the Breast Cancer Translational Genomics Program, which developed analytical infrastructure positioning Mayo Clinic as a global leaders in breast cancer genomics
- Support of the Breast Cancer Genome-Guided Therapy Study (BEAUTY), a groundbreaking, national clinical trial advancing personalized breast cancer
- Purchase of a biopsy system used in conjunction with digital breast tomosynthesis, enabling radiologists to precisely target areas of convert and streamlined biopsy procedure
- Support of research identifying risk factors for lymphedema, helping patients better understand their risk and advancing the development of prevention strategies
