Photos From the Pink Diamond Gala Courtesy of SilverFox Photography. Click here to view the entire event photo gallery and download your favorites. The Maurer Foundation kicked off this year’s breast cancer awareness month, raising over a quarter of a million dollars at our annual Pink Diamond Gala! Almost 300 guests came out in support [...]
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 that the mammary gland in young men and women undergoes significant structural changes [...]
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 performed. Her legacy can only attempt to be captured in some [...]
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 growth. Sometimes there are errors in the genes that control the HER2 protein. This causes us to [...]
Click below to play the video from the 2022 Motorcycle Ride Video & Editing by Alexandrias Marketing Photos from the 2022 Motorcycle Ride The weather was spectacular for our Motorcycle Ride on June 5th as almost 200 participants took to the road for The Maurer Foundation’s 8th Annual Motorcycle Ride, our largest ride to date, raising over [...]
There was excitement in the air as 200 golfers hit the links for our 27th Annual Golf Classic, raising over $315,000 for breast health education. Held on May 10th, supporters teed off at two of Long Island’s most prestigious courses, Old Westbury Country Club and Meadow Brook Club. The day featured contests in a variety [...]
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 hours, weeks, or years to The Maurer Foundation we send you a sincere, [...]
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 mammograms offered through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program were down by 87% during April 2020, compared to previous years.(1) This led to concern among the medical community [...]
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 the importance of our programs and the impact they have on her students. Want to [...]
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 in-person and virtual learning, our partnerships with companies like PenFed help [...]