The Race for the Cure – Portland Oregon
The Portland Oregon Race for the cure is one of the largest in the nation. The race was the 3rd largest in 2007. Our Femme Fus team finished #2 out of 1,196 teams for the 2008 Portland race! That is awesome, and we are so happy about that. We couldn’t have done it without you – THANK YOU!

Startling facts (from the Portland Komen Race for the Cure handbook):

• Oregon and Washington have the highest rates of breast cancer in the nation.
• Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 40 and 59.
• In 2008, approximately 182,460 women and 1,990 men will be diagnosed with this disease in the United States.
• Each year, 2,444 women are diagnosed in Oregon and 4,156 are diagnosed in Washington. 520 women in Oregon and 780 in Washington will die from breast cancer annually.

Please help us today with your donation to
FIND A CURE for this horrible disease.

Learn more about:

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• Portland Race for the Cure
• Femme Fus Race for the Cure – team progress page
• Susan G Komen and Race for the Cure
  From Wikipedia
• Message from Nancy G. Brinker
  Susan’s sister and Komen Foundation Founder
• The Breast Cancer Site
  Click to help sponsor mammograms
• Send an e-card
  Help fund breast cancer research

From the Komen Site:

• Breast cancer statistics
• Breast Cancer Myths
• Resources for recently diagnosed