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Research Funding Has Been Very Important in Helping Make Progress in the Fight against Breast Cancer
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(OPEN):
2009 MARKS THE 25TH
ANNIVERSARY OF "NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH"
[OCTOBER]. AND, WHILE WE ALL START SEEING PINK THIS TIME OF
YEAR, WE WONDER, "WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE LAST 25 YEARS--AND WHERE
ARE WE HEADED?" DOCTOR ERIC WINER [LIKE "WINE"] IS
THE CHIEF SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR TO "SUSAN G- KOMEN FOR THE
CURE®"...
(WINER):
"KOMEN HAS FUNDED RESEARCHERS FROM A WHOLE RANGE OF DISCIPLINES,
AROUND THE UNITED STATES--AND MANY, MANY INSTITUTIONS--AND, TO SOME
EXTENT, AROUND THE WORLD. OFTENTIMES, DISCOVERIES REQUIRE FUNDING
FROM MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS. AND, VIRTUALLY EVERY MAJOR DISCOVERY
IN BREAST CANCER--IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER--HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY KOMEN
RESEARCH-FUNDING."
(CLOSE):
"SUSAN G- KOMEN FOR THE CURE"
HAS INVESTED MORE THAN 1.3-BILLION DOLLARS IN BREAST-CANCER
RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS--AND PROMISES TO INVEST ANOTHER TWO-BILLION
DOLLARS, BY 20-17. THIS INVESTMENT HAS LED TO EARLIER DETECTION,
AND MORE SURVIVORS. TODAY'S 2.5-MILLION BREAST-CANCER
SURVIVORS ARE THE LARGEST GROUP OF CANCER SURVIVORS IN THE U-S. TO
FIND A LOCAL AFFILIATE--OR FOR MORE INFORMATION--VISIT
"KOMEN"-DOT-ORG, OR CALL 1-877-"GO-KOMEN".
