Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Did you know that:

•A woman has a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime.

•Every 3 minutes, there is a new diagnosis of invasive breast cancer.

•Approximately 230,480 women and 2,140 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.

•Every 13 minutes, a life is lost to breast cancer.

•39,520 women and 450 men in the U.S. will die from the disease annually

These are sobering statistics and just a few facts about breast cancer that have struck me. Breast cancer doesn't care if you are young or old. One of my high school classmates was 30 years old when she was taken by breast cancer. Another high school classmate was in her early 30s when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. My maternal grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer after fighting a brain tumor. She eventually succumbed to the disease, but managed to hold on to see me get married in 1999. Several of my teammates have had cancer or have been touched by cancer.

Since I am female, I have a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer...I am not happy with this statistic. In order to improve both research and resources that support breast cancer research and treatment, the least I can do is to put some effort forth to raise some dough for the cause!

In honor of breast cancer awareness month, I am holding 2 fundraising events. One of them is a virtual 5k to support my local cancer center mecca, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA...check it out. The second is the Laugh Away Cancer Comedy Fundraiser to benefit the Avon Foundation! If you are in the Merrimack Valley area, please consider joining us for an awesome time!

Help support these great causes!

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