Team W.I.S.H. Arizona

For the past 25 years, Komen for the Cure has played a critical role in every major advance in the fight against breast cancer - transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helping to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survisors.  We are proud of our contribution to some real victories:

• More early detection - nearly 75 percent of women over 40 years old now receive regular mammograms, the single most effective tool for detecting breast cancer early (in 1982, less than 30 percent received a clinical exam).
• More Hope - the five-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent (compared to 74 percent in 1982).
• More research - the federal government now devotes more than $900 million each year to breast cancer research, treatment and prevention (compared to $30 million in 1982).
• More survivors - America's 2.3 million breast cancer survivors, the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S., are a living testament to the power of society and the science to save lives.

In 2007, Susan G. Komen for the Cure views the 25th anniversary not as a celebration, but as a watershed moment in the fight to end breast cancer. They will take stock of where they are, realign their resources and recommit to finally, once and for all, finish what they started.  And because so many millions of people are counting on them, they will invest an additional $1 billion over the next decade to do exactly that.

• Without a cure, 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer - a devastating disease with physical, emotional, psychological and financial pain that can last a lifetime.
• Without a cure, an estimated 5 million Americans will be diagnosed with breast cancer - and more than 1 million could die - over the next 25 years.
• Without a cure, an estimated 25 million women around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancer - and 10 million could die - over the next 25 years.

Our voices must be heard in 2007 ~ help us find a cure!  Donate today and thank you for your support!