| There is a tragic disease that seems to affect nearly | | | | research groups. The biggest and most famous is the |
| everyone in the United States in some way or | | | | Susan G Komen foundation. |
| another. Almost everyone knows someone, maybe | | | | Susan G Komen is most widely known for their races |
| even themselves, who has been hurt by this terrible | | | | that they organize in every major city in the country. |
| ailment. What is it? Breast cancer. And it doesn't only | | | | They have fun runs, 5k's, 10k's, marathons, and ultra |
| strike women. | | | | marathons. They typically raise alot of money and |
| As of 2007, nearly 190,000 women were diagnosed | | | | alot of awareness with these events. Another of |
| with breast cancer and 41,000 of them lost their | | | | their popular events is the Breast Cancer 3 Day walk |
| fight. Almost 2,000 men received the same diagnosis | | | | that sees participants walking 60 miles over 3 days |
| and 400 of them succumbed to the disease. Because | | | | to show their support for breast cancer research. |
| this is such a wide spread ailment, there is a lot of | | | | Many individuals or groups of people will take raising |
| research that is being done to learn how to correct it | | | | money for breast cancer research upon themselves. |
| or at least limits its deadliness. | | | | One popular and organized way of doing this is by |
| The big cancer research organizations include the | | | | participating in a Relay for Life event. Otherwise, the |
| American Cancer Society and the Mayo Clinic. There | | | | cancer research firms are always looking for |
| have also been some major cancer fundraising | | | | donations and are incredibly appreciative when |
| organizations pop up that help support the big | | | | individuals or small groups make donations. |