The National Breast Cancer foundation plans to deliver $125 million in funding over the next five years marking it as one of the biggest investments in breast cancer research.

Chief executive officer of the foundation and associate professor, Cleola Anderiesz, says she hopes the community will help them achieve the goal of zero deaths.

“We really believe that this vision of zero deaths along with this really transformational research strategy will bring all our supporters on board,” she told Ross and Russel.

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