Bayhealth campaign contributes more than $50K to fight breast cancer
The Bayhealth Cancer Institute’s 2024 Go Pink! T-shirt campaign raised $56,712 in partnership with the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition to support the fight against breast cancer in local communities.
The funds raised are being used by both partners to increase awareness of the disease and the importance of early detection, as well as to provide lifesaving screenings for members of underserved communities. Bayhealth oncologists and other cancer care team members regularly partner with DBCC to connect community members and breast cancer patients with invaluable resources that support them through all stages of breast cancer awareness, prevention and treatment if needed.
The $7,651 check presentation amount represents DBCC’s portion of the 2024 Go Pink! campaign funds, which it will use to enhance community outreach and support services. The remaining funds are retained by Bayhealth to cover the costs of free mammograms, diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds and biopsies for women in Kent and Sussex counties. Over the past six months, these funds have directly supported about 80 women, ensuring access to critical screenings and diagnostics for those who might otherwise go without. Learn more at debreastcancer.org.
"Thanks to the generosity of our community and partnership with the DBCC, our Go Pink! campaign has allowed us to provide access to cancer screenings to our community members who otherwise wouldn’t have had it, and there have been some incredible catches over the years,” said John Shevock, FACHE, FACMPE, Bayhealth Cancer Institute executive director and Oncology Service Line senior director of operations. “We are grateful for our partnership with the DBCC as we both continue the pursuit of beating this deadly disease.”
"The Go Pink! partnership with Bayhealth is truly life-changing, allowing the DBCC to create a closed loop of support for our most vulnerable communities, from initial screening to long-term survivorship. We're embedding ourselves within these communities, coordinating appointments, offering translation services, and arranging transportation to close gaps and ensure access to mammograms for those who need them most,” said DBCC CEO Francesca Vogel. “At DBCC, it's not just awareness; it's saving lives and providing critical resources, offering hope and support to Delawareans facing a breast cancer diagnosis – and partnering with Bayhealth for Go Pink! is one of the many ways we do this."
