Breast cancer awareness month is coming up quickly and today, runners in Denver, Colorado have gotten to together to participate in a marathon that will also raise money towards finding a cure.
The race started bright and early on Sunday morning and with almost two hours in, the Susan G. Komen foundation has raised 85% of their goal.
With the objective of $750,000, the foundation has earned a whopping $636,498.38.
According to the American Cancer Society, over 60,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Almost everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer, and efforts to find cures are in full swing. Marathons are one popular way that organizations have found as an effective way to get people involved and aware.
Susan G. Komen is the most popular foundation for breast cancer. The organization helps ladies with breast cancer by giving them a place to go with their stories or questions. The group is worldwide and also provides information for families supporting a breast cancer patient.
Visit ww5.Komen.org for more information on how or someone suffering from breast cancer can receive help not only with treatments, but with the financial burden that medical bills can cause or even child care services.
