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Komen for the Cure has produced a radio message which will be distributedto stations across New Hampshire to help raise the profile of breast cancer inthe state. The organization is also mailing postcards to over 50,000registered voters, encouraging them to ask the candidates where they stand onkey breast cancer priorities and to "vote for the cure."
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"New Hampshire has been hard hit by breast cancer and low-income women andwomen of color have been hit the hardest. We need to close the gaps inresearch, policy and access to quality care that make breast cancer deadlierfor some women," said Komen President and CEO Hala Moddelmog. "Asking all thePresidential candidates to make the fight against breast cancer a priority isessential to achieving a better national breast cancer policy."
On November 6th, Komen is inviting all spouses of Presidential candidatesto participate in a discussion with elected officials, doctors, scientificresearchers, advocates and breast cancer survivors about the importance ofhealth care and breast cancer research. The Leadership Forum on Breast Cancerwill be held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
The New Hampshire effort is part of Komen's I Vote for the Cure(TM)campaign (http://www.ivoteforthecure.org) which challenges the candidates toaddress three critical, commonsense goals: 1) More Research -- and better waysto ensure that critical advances in the laboratory reach patients; 2) FreeScreening -- so that every low-income, uninsured, and underinsured woman inAmerica has access to early detection and 3) Treatment for all -- to make surethat all women diagnosed with breast cancer have access to high qualitytreatment.
"New Hampshire voters play a special role is selecting the nextPresident," said Rebecca Gray, volunteer and former President, VT-NH Affiliateof the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. "Let's use that unique opportunity -- andthe power of millions of survivors and their loved ones who are affected bybreast cancer -- to make the fight against this disease a top priority in theWhite House."
In the United States, a woman has about a 13 percent risk -- or one ineight -- of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. Low-income women aremore likely to be diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer and are three timesmore likely to die from the disease.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would doeverything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promisebecame Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancermovement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots networkof breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empowerpeople, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures.Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit fundsdedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For moreinformation about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer,visit http://www.komen.org or call 1-800 I'M AWARE.
SOURCE Susan G. Komen for the Cure
