In 2010, a 26 year old interior designer came to see me for stage 4 breast cancer. Cancer used to be a disease for the elderly. Over the past few years, she was just one of many bright young women who have come to me with breast cancer.

A woman dies from breast cancer every minute worldwide. The Philippines has the lowest breast cancer survival rates among the 15 Asian countries. With 1 out of 9 Filipinas today potentially developing breast cancer, we must be aggressive in preventing the #1 killer of our mothers, sisters and daughters. Breast cancer incidence continues to increase in younger women, and is the most common cause of cancer death in women aged 15-49.