Breast cancer is far too often a death sentence in many Arabic-speaking areas of the middle east, especially Palestinian communities. Even with survival, the suffering during treatment and long-term recovery is greater than it could be.

The main problem is screening, acceptable and available screening, to find breast cancer at an early stage when the chances of cure are greatest.  The second problem is care during recovery, acceptable and available care.  The Jericho Center provides both.

In dealing with breast cancer in this way, and later other forms of cancer, the Jericho Center also brings economic resources, transfer of medical knowledge, and valuable professional training to Palestinian communities.

We also envision that collaboration with Israelis in this vital area will lead to other forms of collaboration and possibly conversations that lead to meaningful peace negotiations.