About the promise to me project

Did you know that worldwide 400,000 women die every year from breast cancer¹, 300,000 die from cervical cancer², and 1 in 3 women over 50 experiences an osteoporotic fracture³ that will devastate her life?

It might feel overwhelming, but what if we began to chip away at those statistics by helping women better understand the importance of preventative care? What if we help women find access to care so that disease could be found earlier, and treated sooner, so every woman has a fighting chance? What if, one by one, we spread this message of empowerment to every woman, everywhere?

The Promise to Me project is based on this very idea. We are asking women around the world to make the promise to take care of their health and to pass this message on to all of the women in their life through promisetome.com. When you do, Hologic, a company dedicated to women's health, will donate $1 towards preventative healthcare for uninsured women, including cervical cancer screening, mammograms and osteoporosis testing. So together we begin to lower those numbers. One woman at a time.

Help us reach our goal. Please, make the promise. Then pass it on.

Promise to Me Partners

Cervical cancer screening is donated through the National Cervical Cancer Coalition. First founded in 1996, The National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) is a growing coalition of people battling cervical cancer and HPV related issues. The NCCC has developed outreach efforts and participates with others in various outreach, prevention, awareness and education efforts.

Screening tests, such as mammograms and osteoporosis testing are donated through the Remote Area Medical^® (RAM) Volunteer Corps. RAM is a non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving mankind by providing free healthcare, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States and the world.

*Donation is subject to a total maximum commitment by Hologic, Inc. in Hologic's sole discretion.
1. Parkin DM, Fernandez LM: Use of statistics to assess the global burden of breast cancer. Breast J 2006;12 Suppl 1:S70-80.
2. cervicalcancer.org. 2006
3. International Osteoporosis Foundation. Randell A, Sambrook PN, Nguyen TV, et al. (1995)
Direct clinical and welfare costs of osteoporotic fractures in elderly men and women. Osteoporosis Intl 5:427.