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Hot and Nasty

It’s a searing hot day. The reflection of heat from the Scotia Bank parking lot burns the soles of your feet. It’s a day where a lot of good people are volunteering to help fight the battle against breast cancer.

Today is the beginning of a journey that Denise Patterson is about to undertake a 60 kilometer walk. The objective, to raise money for the Weekend to End Breast Cancer.

As Close as a Friend

I’ve known Denise for some time and I am constantly amazed by her strength and rebounding character in battling an illness that strikes women without mercy. She one of the many lucky warriors who fought and won her battle against breast cancer.

180 Seconds

Every 3 minutes, about as long as it will take to experience this post, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. That is a frightening number of women who will fight for their lives.

To the boys who are reading this, here is a heads up for you. An estimated 170 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 50 will die of it.

Sobering Facts about Breast cancer

• Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women.
• In 2008, an estimated 22,400 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,300 will die of it.
• On average, 431 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every week.
• On average, 102 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every week. One in 9 women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime. One in 28 will die of it.
• Breast cancer death rates have declined in all ages combined and in every age group since at least the mid 1990s.
• Incidence and death rates for breast cancer have declined since 1969 in women aged 20-39.

Courtesy of the Cancer Society.

Acknowledgement

The spirit of Scotia Bank in working with the community is unparallel both in volunteer time and money donated to a vast array of projects and charities.

The 60 kilimometer walk for the Weekend to End Breast Cancer takes place September 5 - 7 2008. Take a moment to support Denise and the many other incredible women.

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Larry