Participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

A few weeks back my Dr. suggested that I not do it due to my knee problem. I feel like crap about this, because I really wanted to be involved. BUT…I did email a woman this morning and asked for more information about volunteering to do the booths or whatever else they need help with.

Approximately 178,480 women and 2,030 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year
40,460 women and 450 men in the U.S. will die from the disease annually.
There are over 2 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. who have been treated for breast cancer
Every 3 minutes, there is a new diagnosis of invasive breast cancer
There are more than 250,000 women under the age of 40 in the U.S living with breast cancer, and over 11,000 will be diagnosed this year
A woman has a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime
Every 13 minutes, a life is lost to breast cancer
White, non-Hispanic women are more likely to develop breast cancer but African-American women are more likely to die from it.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Hispanic women and is the leading cause of cancer deaths among this group.

One of the best experiences possible. I have participated in the Los Angeles walk in 2005 and 2006. This year I am participating in the Los Angeles and Charlotte walks. For more enough please e-mail me: teamtwinkletoes at gmail.com