# Is this free donation website for breast cancer a sham ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-free-donation-website-for-breast-cancer-a-sham/132914>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 19, 2002, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-free-donation-website-for-breast-cancer-a-sham/132914 "2002-10-19T00:00:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![andy\_fl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@andy\_fl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andy_fl)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-free-donation-website-for-breast-cancer-a-sham/132914/1 "2002-10-19T00:00:51Z")

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[http://www.cignafoundation.org/](http://www.cignafoundation.org/)

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**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-free-donation-website-for-breast-cancer-a-sham/132914/2 "2002-10-19T00:06:06Z")

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No. It’s linked directly from [Cigna](http://www.cigna.com/consumer/index.html), a legitimate health care organization.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-free-donation-website-for-breast-cancer-a-sham/132914/3 "2002-10-19T00:21:21Z")

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[Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/cancer.htm) verifies that it’s true.

Haj