Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton unveiled her plan to find a breast cancer cure, including $300 million annually for research, if elected, during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday.

“We should set a goal of curing breast cancer within the next decade. We should make it absolutely totally curable, and I also really want to try to figure out what causes it, because we just don’t know why some people are susceptible,” Clinton said.

She also added that the plan would improve access to screenings and treatment by making mammograms more affordable and providing funding for treatment for low- income women.

” I think it's probably a combination of your genes and your environment and your behavior, but we don't know quite how all that fits together and we haven't done enough research, and we also have to get to universal healthcare, which means quality, affordable healthcare for everyone.”

Breast cancer is the second greatest killer among women nationwide. According to an American Cancer Society survey released last year, in New York, 20 percent to 30 percent of breast cancer cases from 2000-2004 were fatal.

Current federal funding for breast cancer research is $750 million annually. Clinton’s goal is to raise that to as much as $1.5 billion annually with the next decade, the New York Times reported.

“She made commitments to us years ago, in regards to women’s health…She’s never let us down. Those dollars are very meaningful to us, and it’ll be our legacy for our children,” said Karen Joy Miller, founder and president of the Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition.