Kicking Breast Cancer's Butt - One Step at a Time!
Did you know that every three minutes, another woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer? I didn't, and I was shocked to learn how prevalent this horrible disease has become in this country. So shocked, in fact, that I committed to doing something about it.
On October 6-7, 2007, I spent the weekend walking, along with thousands of other people (over 3,900!), in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I walked at least the distance of a marathon (26.2 miles). It was a very long walk - especially for someone who's not particularly athletic!
I spent a few months training, fundraising, and preparing for the event. It was by far the biggest challenge I've ever taken on, but I'm very excited that I did it because I know it made a real difference to the millions of people affected by breast cancer.
The money raised went to the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to provide access to care and to work toward finding a cure. They provide funding to organizations all over the country in five areas: medical research, clinical care, support services, educational and advocacy seminars, and community-based, non-profit early detection breast health programs. Much of the money raised will stayed right here to help people in our city.
I was required to raise at least $1,800 to participate, but I set my goal even higher, and I raised over $2,000! Please remember as you're making your donation that in less than the time it took to read this message, another woman in the U.S. was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Thank you for your support.
P.S. you can find out more about the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer by visiting www.avonwalk.org (http://www.avonwalk.org/)
. Another way to show your support is by checking out our pink ribbon designs at http://www.cafepress.com/traveloriahelps - all of the profits go to breast cancer charities!
I welcome you to check out my page, dedicated to the upcoming walk and finding a cure for breast cancer - together, we CAN make a difference!
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Avon Products, Inc. is a US cosmetics, perfume and toy seller with markets in over 140 countries across the world and sales of $9.9 billion worldwide as of 2007.
Avon Products is a multi-level marketing companyhttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a8N_74GdteOg. Traditionally a direct marketing company, Avon's fastest growing markets today are in China and Russia. The company's chairman and CEO is Andrea Jung, who was promoted to the position in 1999. Avon's product lines include makeup, bath and skin lotions, anti-aging cream, perfumes, as well as jewelry and clothing.
Avon uses both door-to-door sales people ("Avon ladies," primarily and a growing number of men) and catalogs to advertise its products. In some markets, Avon products are sold primarily in retail stores (most notably China, which had banned all door-to-door selling before mid-December 2006).
Although the company has always been more directed toward female customers, Avon's line of male products continues to expand, and its children's products (such as shampoos and toys) have also proved successful.
In 2007, Reese Witherspoon signed a multiyear agreement to serve as Avon's global ambassador. The actress will be involved in product development, appear in advertisements, and will serve as the honorary chairman of the Avon Foundation.
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer refers to cancers originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas. There are many different types of breast cancer, with different stages (spread), aggressiveness, and genetic makeup; survival varies greatly depending on those factors. With best treatment, 10-year disease-free survival varies from 98% to 10%. Treatment includes surgery, drugs (hormonal therapy and chemotherapy), and radiation.
Worldwide, breast cancer comprises 10.4% of all cancer incidence among women, making it the second most common type of non-skin cancer (after lung cancer) and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. In 2004, breast cancer caused 519,000 deaths worldwide (7% of cancer deaths; almost 1% of all deaths). Breast cancer is about 100 times more common in women than in men, but survival rates are equal in both sexes.
Some breast cancers require the hormones estrogen and progesterone to grow, and have receptors for those hormones. After surgery those cancers are treated with drugs that interfere with those hormones, usually tamoxifen, and with drugs that shut off the production of estrogen in the ovaries or elsewhere; this may damage the ovaries and end fertility. Low-risk, hormone-sensitive breast cancers may be treated with hormone therapy and radiation alone. Breast cancers without hormone receptors, or which have spread to the lymph nodes in the armpits, or which express certain genetic characteristics, are higher-risk, and are treated more aggressively. One standard regimen, popular in the U.S., is cyclophosphamide plus doxorubicin (Adriamycin), known as CA; these drugs damage DNA in the cancer, but also in fast-growing normal cells where they cause serious side effects. Sometimes a taxane drug, such as docetaxel, is added, and the regime is then known as CAT; taxane attacks the microtubules in cancer cells. An equivalent treatment, popular in Europe, is cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF).Muss HB, Berry DA, Cirrincione CT, et al. Adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with early-stage breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2009 May 14;360(20):2055-65. Monoclonal antibodies, such as trastuzumab, are used for cancer cells that have the HER2 mutation. Radiation is usually added to the surgical bed to control cancer cells that were missed by the surgery, which usually extends survival, although radiation exposure to the heart may cause damage and heart failure in the following years.Buchholz TA. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 1;360(1):63-70. Radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery.
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- Traveloria Traveloria Mar 18, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
- I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, and I really hope that we can find a cure in my lifetime. There are lots of great people out there working very hard to raise money so that we can fight breast cancer and find a cure![in reply to hope to find a cure god bless]
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- hope to find a cure god bless hope to find a cure god bless Mar 17, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
- As having my mom die from breast cancer 2 years ago at the age of 9 I want to help find a cure because i know god will help us find a cure for this cancer. I
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