Toronto Runs For The Cure
Posted October 4, 2009 3:06 pm.
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The Nuit Blanche crowd had barely cleared out of Nathan Phillips Square Sunday morning when thousands of bright-eyed participants turned up to raise funds and show their support for a cause close to their hearts – literally.
They were there for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s 18th annual Run for the Cure, an event that takes place on the same day in cities across the country.
In Toronto, spirits were high as everyone from young kids to seniors walked and ran the 1km and 5km routes along University Ave. and around Queen’s Park.
Last year, 170,000 Canadians in 55 communities took part, raising $28.5 million for breast cancer research, education, and awareness programs.
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Breast Cancer Facts
- Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women.
- In 2009, an estimated 22,700 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer. On average, that is about 437 women diagnosed every week.
- In 2009, an estimated 180 men in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Men with breast cancer make up a little less than 1 per cent of all cases.
- In 2009, an estimated 5,400 women and 50 men will die from breast cancer in Canada.
- One in nine (11 per cent) Canadian women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime (by age 90).
- Only one in every 28 Canadian women will die from breast cancer. About two-thirds of the women diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada will live through it.
Source: Canadian Cancer Society /National Cancer Institute of Canada. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009
