National Spotlight
Who are you running for? — Join in the fight against breast cancer by running a full or half marathon through Marathon for the Cure™
Rally for the Cure — Golf, tennis, dinner events and so much more...
Major step in personalized treatment — Thanks to a 2007 research grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, scientists identified a set of 50 genes that oncologists can potentially use to tailor individualized treatments for all breast cancer patients.
Komen Race for the Cure
Save the Date for the 2010 Komen Austin Race for the Cure® on Sunday, November 7, 2010
The Komen Austin Race for the Cure® raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship, and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.
Meet our Honorary Race Chair:
This year our Honorary Race Chair Michelle Bynum is in an unprecedented fight to conquer her disease. She has close to $10,000 to help our mothers, daughters, sisters, friends and neighbors fight breast cancer through prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and ultimately to find a cure. Below is an excerpt from her story:
My name is Michelle Bynum and I am the 2009 Honorary Race Chair. At the age of 31, I found a lump in my breast that my OB/GYN said was nothing. I became pregnant and continued to feel the lump through one year of breastfeeding. My OB/GYN said the lump was milk, but eventually agreed to send me in for a mammogram saying, “You are too young, the techs will laugh.” Laughing stopped when I was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer at the age of 33. At 37, I have reached the most advanced stage of breast cancer and I am again battling this disease with chemotherapy, and praying for time to raise my 5-year-old son.
Read Michelle’s complete story at www.info-komen.org/goto/michellebynum.
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