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Mark your calendars and save the date of April 17, 2010 for this years Race for Cure!

This year Team DST has a goal to raise $850.00 dollars and to have 85 participants (at a minimum) in this years race. Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to join us in this exciting event! This year Komen is going ‘green’ and all who register online will have their race items shipped to them at no additional cost.

Don’t delay register today!

One in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime and the more we raise, the more the Indianapolis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure can give back to fund vital breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs in our own community and support the national search for a cure. The greatest risk factors for breast cancer are being female and growing older. Breast cancer knows no boundary, be it age, gender, socio-economic status or geographic location. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. That’s one in eight within your company, school and organization! The key to survival is early detection. Three simple steps for early detection are regular mammograms, clinical exam and breast self-exam. And, remember cancer affects more than just the patient; friends and family need support too.

Breast Cancer Fact
Breast cancer death rates among African American women increased 1.6% annually from 1975 – 1991 and declined thereafter. However, the decrease was larger in women under age 50 (1.9% per year) than in women aged 50 and older (1.1%). The steady decline in female breast cancer mortality since 1991 has been attributed to improvements in both early detection and treatment. However, there has been a notable divergence between long-term breast cancer mortality rates for white and African American women. (American Cancer Society (ACS) Cancer Facts in African Americans)