Nestlé Waters Canada and Nestlé Waters North America have donated $2.5 million through the Pink Pack Program since 2010.
The donation from Nestlé Waters Canada will go toward funding BCRF research grants. The monies raised will fund two research projects. The current NPL-funded BCRF grant is supporting two researchers who are trying to develop a drug that will prevent breast cancer in those with mutations in the BRCA gene (the breast cancer susceptibility gene) before it occurs as a detectable lump. To date, no other known scientists are working to develop new drugs to prevent breast cancer in those with the BRCA-mutation. The drug the researchers hope to develop would save women from having to undergo a bilateral mastectomy, the only other known preventative step for those with the inherited genetic mutation.
This year in Canada, according to The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, more than 23,200 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. It is the most common cause of cancer in women.
Source: Nestlé Waters Canada
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