15-40 Connection Information

15-40 Connection is a nonprofit organization saving lives by teaching people how to detect cancer early. Its 3 Steps Detect education harnesses the power of early detection by teaching people how to recognize early warning signs of cancer and collaborate with doctors to accelerate the time to diagnosis and receive more effective treatment. It has led to the early detection of cancer as well as many other illness. It is well established that early detection greatly improves cancer survival rates and quality of life. Early detection also reduces the cost of treatment ultimately absorbed by individuals, insurers, corporations and health care systems. --- THE IMPACT OF EARLY DETECTION As the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine stated in the 2015 report, Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare, “The delivery of healthcare has proceeded for decades with a blind spot: Diagnostic errors – inaccurate or delayed diagnosis – persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients.” --- OUR PHILOSOPHIES Healthcare starts with you. Early detection starts with your actions. You are the one who will notice a change in your health. You then will likely think about your symptoms and decide to engage with the health care system or not. Knowing when to seek health care and how to effectively collaborate with your health care provider are keys to early detection. Empowered and active patients play a significant role in improving the quality of care they receive and saving their own lives.