Race for the Cure

This Friday is Race for the Cure at SMU. I think that is such a great thing that SMU puts on an event that is for a great cause. Although I know that Race for the Cure is a fund raiser for people with breast cancer, I began thinking and realized that I do not know that much about it…how it was started, the motivation behind it etc… Race for the Cure was founded by a loving sister who lost her sister to the battle of breast cancer. That victim was Susan G. Komen. She fought her

battle and throughout her treatment tried to make life better for other women battling the same disease; she was less concerned with her self. As Susan came closer and closer to the face of death, her sister promised her that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. This promise became the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. It has invested more than 1.9 BILLION dollars since its origin in 1982 and is the world’s leade

r of the breast cancer movement. Moreover, it hosts the largest network of survivors and activists, worldwide.

Their mission: to find a cure. Progress over the years has led researchers to make major breakthroughs. Because of this non profit program there has been advances in understanding the biology of breast cancer and its cell division, more

efficient early detection of breast cancer, what reduces the risks as well as advances is preventing the disease all together. Today the program has invested over 450 million dollars in over a thousand research projects.

Personally, I am so excited to participate in this fundraiser this weekend. Not only is it a great cause but also when I participate, I will think of my friend’s mothers who have been affected by this disease. I am doing it for them.

I presented the research portfolio to more clearly identify all the focus points of research.