Michelle’s Place, the breast cancer resource center in Murrieta, has announced its support of a new program that offers women the opportunity to help unlock the key to preventing breast cancer: the Love/Avon Army of Women.

The Army of Women is a partnership between the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and the Avon Foundation.

According to a press release from Michelle’s Place, women have taken personal action and raised millions of dollars that has advanced treatment and early detection, but researchers still do not know what causes the disease.

The Army of Women is a call for women of all ages and ethnicities to consider serving as research volunteers to help scientists understand the causes of breast cancer and how to end it once and for all.

The program is seeking to recruit one million women nationwide to help researchers learn what causes breast cancer and move beyond a cure to prevention.

"This new initiative gives women the opportunity to be part of the research itself and help shift the focus," said Dr. Love, a leader in the breast cancer movement for more than 30 years. "The Army of Women will enable more scientists to move from studying cancer after it occurs and testing new drugs and treatments to seeking the cause and prevention."

Women across the US are encouraged to be "one in a million" by learning more and signing up at www.armyofwomen.org.