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11/29/2005

 

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Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

 

Kappa Kappa Gamma supports the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation through our fundraising efforts throughout the year.  The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was founded on a promise made between two sisters – Susan Goodman Komen and Nancy Goodman Brinker. Suzy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978, a time when little was known about the disease and it was rarely discussed in public. Before she died at the age of 36, Suzy asked her sister to do everything possible to bring an end to breast cancer. Nancy kept her promise by establishing the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982 in Suzy’s memory.

 

 

       

 

 

During the month of October KKG raises money and awareness to the Villanova community by selling pink ribbons, bringing in guest speakers to talk about their personal battles with breast cancer and having general wellness information sessions.   

 

 

 

Need an Excuse to buy something this October?  Shop while you contribute to breast cancer research!  Check out some of the products that send proceeds to breast cancer research:

 

http://www.polo.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=1819308&gph=index_pinkPonyLink&nav=ig&cp=1870143

http://www.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=35281&AdID=4961&LinkType=SiteAd

http://www.tumi.com/info/abouttumi/index.cfm?fuseaction=komen

http://shop.avon.com/avonshop/default.asp?couponCode=&department=crusadenail

http://www.loccitane.com/index.asp  (Shea Butter)

http://www.bcrfcure.org/part_04specials.html  (Everything from Burberry Trench, Estee Lauder Products, Cartier Watch, DKNY Lingerie, to Note cards!)

http://www.ninewest.com/bca.jsp?&ep_tag=feature6

http://www.jimmychoo.com/news/news.htm

http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/Entry.jsp

http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com/templates/products/sp_nonshaded.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY2796&PRODUCT_ID=PROD6612


http://www.sephora.com/browse/section.jhtml?categoryId=C8150
 

Breast Cancer Awareness Week (October 25, 2004- October 29, 2004)

 

Villanova Supports Breast Cancer Awareness       

 

 

 

               

Human Balloon at the Oreo

 

                 

 

 

Did you know...

 

- The older a woman is, the more likely she is to get breast cancer

- White women are more likely to get breast cancer than women of any other racial or ethnic  group

- African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women

- Men can get breast cancer too, although it is rare.  In 2004 it is estimated that men will account for 1,400 cases of breast cancer

- Physical activity may help lower your risk from breast cancer

- Perform breast self-exams each month.  Have mammograms and clinical breast exams done by a health care provider

-The number of new cases of breast cancer has increased by about one percent per year in the United States since about the 1940s and has only recently shown signs of leveling off

-An estimated 216,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in American women in 2004 alone

-At the present time, scientists believe that breast cancer is caused by a combination of both known and unknown factors including genetics (such as family history of breast cancer), lifestyle choices (such as diet and alcohol use) and reproductive factors (such as age of menarche and menopause)

 

 Shop the Susan G. Komen Marketplace

 

 

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