The 120-mile charity run

Breast Cancer Charity 120-mile Solo Run Everything is possible if we really set our minds to it. On Saturday, May 5th, I will start my 6th annual 120-mile non-stop run across Long Island. As you may know, this run is dedicated to breast cancer patients and their families. My efforts are to raise funds not only for research, but also for the necessary support that breast cancer patients need. I want to help my fellow women in their ordeal with the disease, to let them know that there are many other women and men who care about them and their families, and to let them know that they are not alone. Everything is possible if we really set our minds to it. One day this disease will be cured and eliminated from our daily vocabulary, only to be found in medical history books. However, before this can happen, we need to join efforts to support the research, support the patients, and support their families. One day we will succeed…let’s hope that this success will come SOON! This is my appeal to you to support my efforts to help those who suffer from breast cancer. No donation is too small or too big. 100 % of all donations will go to the Long Island Breast Cancer 2 Day Walk non-profit organization. To donate please click on this link: http://www.li2daywalk.org/alicja.asp About breast cancer: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. According to the American Cancer Society’s most recent estimates for breast cancer in the US for 2012 are: About 226,870 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women About 63,00 new cases of carcinoma in situ (CIS) will be found (CIS is non-invasive and is the earliest form of breast cancer) About 39,510 deaths from breast cancer (women) In New York State, each year about 14,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and about 2,700 women die from the disease. Although rare, men also get breast cancer. About 150 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in New York State. On Long Island, the number of breast cancer cases is above the U.S. average. The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is a little less 1 in 8. The chance of dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 36. Breast cancer death rates have been going down. This is likely the result of finding the cancer earlier and having better treatment options. Right now there are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.

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