CIBC Run for the Cure

This is a little off-topic, but the CIBC Run for the Cure is a run sponsoring the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation which raises millions of dollars to help fund breast cancer research to find a cure.

My Grandmother whom I was very close to died of cancer. It’s a long and painful process to watch someone go through, and the run has an impact.

From the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation website:

RESEARCH IMPACT
Individuals and organizations who have received research grants from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation are working to:

• Better understand the environmental, lifestyle and genetic links to breast cancer including why the disease occurs, and how the risk of developing breast cancer might be reduced.
• Improve diagnostic techniques and better support women at the time of diagnosis.
• Promote participation in breast screening through regular mammograms and reduce barriers to screening with the goal of having more eligible women participate in organized screening programs.
• Develop more effective treatments that respond to individual needs.
• Explore learning opportunities that will improve the quality of tomorrow’s breast cancer care clinicians and support specialized areas of practice.
• Ease the burden of breast cancer by exploring how the disease affects people’s lives and how their needs can be better met.
• Better understand the biology of breast cancer: how it develops, grows and spreads and what can be done to counter the natural progression of the disease.

This will be the third year in which I participate. The run will be held on Sunday, October 5th in fifty-five locations across Canada, and I’ll be running in my home city of Toronto.

Any amount would be appreciated – even if it’s just five bucks, it all helps and goes towards a great cause. For those in Canada, tax receipts are immediately e-mailed to the address you provide.

Thanks for your support!

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