On October 7th staff members of Aesthetic Surgical Images participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The 5k run is an annual event that raises funds to support breast cancer research. The event honors those who have lost their battle with breast cancer while celebrating those who have survived breast cancer. In addition to supporting research, the event also promotes breast cancer awareness, education, and early breast cancer detection.
The magnitude of the incidence and severity of breast cancer cannot be underestimated. Last year, 230,480 new cases of breast cancer occurred in the United States, and sadly 39,520 women died of breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cancer among American women and second only to lung cancer in mortality. Last year there were over two-million women living in the United Stated who had been treated for breast cancer. It’s fair to say that this disease touches each one of us in some way.
