3 Day Walk for a Cure - Team - High Class Ta Ta's

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11/12/2011

11/11/2011

Every 74 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from breast Cancer. We have to remember, that breast cancer does not stop within the US borders. Please become an advocate and help all women!

11/11/2011

Cancer will soon be the leading killer of women and men worldwide. Already, cancer kills more people annually than malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDs combined. Last year, 7.6 million people died from cancer. By 2020 that number will double, and by 2030 cancer will account for over 17 million deaths – mostly in poor and developing countries. This is a global tragedy requiring a global response from governments and world leaders. Remarkably, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals make no mention of cancer. Excluding cancer from these goals has made it harder for governments to make cancer a national priority, even while cancer caseloads and deaths rise higher and higher.

11/11/2011

Despite impressive advancements in the early detection and treatment of cancer, the disease still costs the U.S. $228 billion each year in medical costs and lost productivity. Each year, cancer still claims more than half a million lives and inflicts incalculable physical pain and emotional distress on cancer patients and their families.

The Komen Advocacy Alliance is the non-partisan voice for over 2.5 million breast cancers survivors and the people who love them. Our mission is to translate the Komen promise to end breast cancer forever into government action to discover and deliver the cures for cancer. To do that, we need a renewed national commitment to cancer research equal to the cancer crisis. We need to invest in research aimed at overcoming disparities. And we need a renewed commitment to translational research, which is essential to ensuring that scientific discoveries made in the laboratory reach cancer patients in the form of improved diagnostics and innovative clinical treatment.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy Alliance urges the Obama Administration and Members of Congress to make ending suffering and death from cancer a top priority for the federal government.

11/11/2011

Team name is The High Class Ta Ta's

11/11/2011

My name is Valerie. I am part of the High Class Ta Ta's team. We are trying to raise $2300 each, so we can walk 60 miles, in 3 days, to help find a cure for breast Cancer.