Our Generous Supporters Shop for a Cause
Taking an active role in the community has been an integral part of the Castagna Realty Retail Group’s mission. Since 1996, their Champions for Charity shopping event has donated 25% of full-price, pre-tax purchases at participating stores to the not-for-profit...
Rallye Motor Company Partners With The Maurer Foundation
Draping their fleet of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Lexus vehicles in pink ribbons, The Rallye Motor Company helped The Maurer Foundation celebrate breast cancer awareness month in style! For the entire month of October, a portion from their Sales & Service...
Pink Bowl 2022 was a Howling Success!
Melville, NY, October 30, 2022: The Maurer Foundation ended the month of October on a great note with the Pink Bowl! Our Halloween theme was quite the success as the lanes filled up with vampires, soccer players, cats, and...
Getting a Jump Start on Breast Cancer Prevention
With high school students focused on making the varsity squad, getting into their dream college, and which TikTok video just went viral; they are losing sight that their lifestyle choices can have a dramatic lifelong impact on their breast health. Research reveals...
The Maurer Foundation Board of Directors
Celebrate Dr. Maurer’s Retirement
Dr. Maurer caught by surprise! After 35 years of practicing medicine, it is hard to calculate Dr. Maurer's indelible impact in numbers alone. Her impact goes beyond just the thousands of patients she has treated or even the thousands of breast surgeries she has...
The Brightening Outlook for Patients with HER2+ Breast Cancer
Not all breast cancers are created equal. Historically those patients with hormone-driven breast cancer had better outcomes compared to those with HER2+ breast cancer. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/Neu is a kinase protein involved in normal cell...
National Volunteer Week
Join us as we celebrate National Volunteer Week! We thank our volunteers for their impassioned support of breast health education and the selfless way they so generously donate their time and talents to us here at The Maurer Foundation. Whether you have dedicated...
New Guidance Determines COVID Vaccines
Should Not Delay Mammogram Screenings
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the US in March 2020, many non-emergent medical tests and procedures were put on hold. The CDC reported that mammogramsA low dose x-ray picture of the breast that allows a doctor to view glandular tissue and determine the presence of cancer. offered through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program were down by 87% during April 2020,...
Breast Health Education in Our Schools
Our engaging and informative breast health programs are reaching over 75% of Long Island school districts with our life-saving message. Do you ever wonder what teachers think about our programs? Watch Central Islip High School Health Educator, Nicole Campbell, discuss...
Family Legacies: Hereditary Breast Cancer in Hispanic Women
Knowledge about family history of breast, ovarian and other cancers can help individuals be proactive, prevent cancer, and increase early detection screening, when treatment is minimal. Cancer is usually not an inherited condition. However, approximately 10% of all...
PenFed Credit Union Awards The Maurer Foundation A $25,000 Grant
We are elated to announce that PenFed Credit Union has chosen The Maurer Foundation as the recipient of a $25,000 grant! As we continue to grow the number of communities and schools we serve across Long Island and the New York City area, through both...
Covid-19 Still Affecting Breast Cancer Screenings
Breast screening remains as crucial as ever, as we begin to see the impact of delayed screening due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many breast specialists are sharing examples of patients with more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses due to these mammography delays. In the...