White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Cancer Walk Raises $870,000

WPCNR Health Herald. From American Cancer Society.On Sunday, October 20th, at Manhattanville College, friends, families and co-workers joined together in Westchester for the American Cancer Society annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.

“I would like to thank all the walkers, sponsors and volunteers for making this walk a success,” said Susan Petre, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Manager for Westchester. “This five-mile, non-competitive walk is a great opportunity to stand up to breast cancer and help support life saving research, education, advocacy and patient and family services while having a good time.”

The 10,500 people who participated in the walk raised more than $870,000 to support the American Cancer Society’s work to fight breast cancer in Westchester County.

Some of the American Cancer Society programs supported through Making Strides Against Breast Cancer include:

· Reach to Recovery – the American Cancer Society links newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with survivors to offer information, answer questions and provide support while serving as role models for a life after cancer.

· Look Good Feel Better – A program that could be described as a makeover for the soul, Look Good... Feel Better is a one-time educational session run by professional cosmetologists. Women with cancer are taught how to manage the appearance side effects of treatment.

· Tell-A-Friend – A peer counseling approach to encourage women to schedule mammograms and clinical breast exams.

· Triple Touch – An early detection program that enables health care professionals to teach women about breast self-examination, mammography and clinical breast examination.

· 1-800-ACS-2345 - Trained cancer information specialists available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer questions about cancer, link callers with resources in their communities and provide information on local events.

· www.cancer.org – Most reliable, user-friendly site containing in-depth information on every major cancer type. Answers are provided to questions about the nature of breast cancer: causes and risk factors; the latest strategies for prevention and early detection; new diagnostic techniques; the latest treatment options and services available in your area.

· Road to Recovery - Transportation to life-saving medical appointments can be a challenge for a woman with breast cancer. An American Cancer Society volunteer will drive her to and from treatment.

· Sister to Sister - Although fewer black women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, they are 28 percent more likely to die from the disease than white women due, in part, to detecting the disease in a later stage. The American Cancer Society has trained a network of black female volunteers to increase breast and cervical health awareness among their peers and direct them to get cancer-screening tests.

Petre continued, “By supporting these programs, you will make early detection a reality. You can save lives and help improve the lives of women currently fighting breast cancer. The American Cancer Society is grateful to the corporate flagship sponsors who have assumed a leadership role in the fight against cancer. This year’s sponsors are Pathmark, NYSUT, Diversified Investment Advisors, Houlihan Lawrence, Mastercard and New Rochelle Radiology. Media sponsors include Westchester Journal News, Lite-FM 106.7 and WABC Channel 7”, added Katharine Archibald, American Cancer Society’s Regional Vice President.

To find out more about breast cancer, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.


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