Shop at Oregon Safeway stores in October and you’ll have the opportunity to round up your tab to support breast cancer research in Oregon. A portion of the money raised will go toward establishing a new laboratory dedicated to breast cancer research at Providence Cancer Center. Funds also will benefit the Safeway Research Grant Program for scientists specializing in breast cancer research.
The new Safeway Breast Cancer Research Laboratory will be part of the Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center in the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, located inside Providence Cancer Center on the campus of Providence Portland Medical Center. The state-of-the-art Providence Cancer Center facility, opened earlier this year, more than doubled the space available for cancer research at Providence.
Nationwide, Safeway’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign has made it one of the largest corporate sponsors of breast cancer research in the United States. Safeway stores in Oregon and Southwest Washington last October raised more than
$1 million in donations from their customers and employees. In addition to supporting the Safeway Breast Cancer Research Laboratory, those funds also helped to launch a new breast health registry at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Safeway’s month-long campaign also focuses on early detection through annual breast screenings for women at high risk of developing breast cancer, and for all women over 40.
