January 27, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA) will make its annual donation to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center during a luncheon. The foundation will contribute its largest sum raised in a single year to support breast cancer research at UAB. The donation includes proceeds from the sale of specialty breast cancer license plates featuring a pink ribbon and the phrase "funding research in Alabama."

The event will take place Wednesday, January 27 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center board room, 2nd floor North Pavilion, 1802 6th Avenue South.

The donation ceremony will include UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Edward Partridge, M.D., and Director Emeritus Albert LoBuglio, M.D. BCRFA board members, all of whom have a direct connection to cancer either as a survivor or through helping a loved one cope with a diagnosis, will be in attendance.

Since its creation in 1996, BCRFA has funded breast-cancer research at UAB by raising more than $2.5 million for the cause. For more information, visit www.bcrfa.org.

The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center is among the 40 cancer centers in the nation to meet the stringent criteria for the National Cancer Institute's comprehensive designation. The center is a leader in groundbreaking research, reducing cancer disparities and leading-edge patient care. Volunteers and donors are vital to the center's mission; to find out more about giving, click here.