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Local Woman Raising Money for Breast Cancer Fight

Below shows a nearby breast cancer-related campaign trying to raise money. Click the image to learn more.

Halloween is the last day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so we worked with fundraising site GoFundMe to bring you the story of a local breast cancer fighter.

The campaign above shows the only local active GoFundMe campaign related to breast cancer: Click the image to learn more.

More About GoFundMe

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Unlike other crowdfunding websites such as Kickstarter, GoFundMe focuses more on helping people find very personal goals to fund. 

Patch does not check out every campaign on GoFundMe. If you have questions about a specific campaign above, you can click on the picture to contact the person behind it. If you'd rather contact GoFundMe directly, you can do so here.

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The Scale of Breast Cancer Problem

Breast cancer is the most common disease among women in the U.S., accounting for nearly one of every three cancers diagnosed.

In 2013, it is estimated that there will be 232,340 invasive and 64,640 non-invasive new breast cancer cases in the nation.

See a local campaign that deserves more attention? Let us know in the comments, in a blog post, or start your own campaign at GoFundMe.com.


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