Think Pink

Cat and I ran the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) Run for the Cure this morning. What an incredible day to be out in the streets of Vancouver - it was so beautiful, the weather and all the people. 10,000 came out, including a gathering of CTV personalities, Sam Sullivan and Gordon Campbell, who would be able to get away quickly from a horde of angry voters. He is quite fast.

In Vancouver, we raised over $1.5 million. Handsworth Secondary's team from North Vancouver won the team challenge, raising $16,000 and putting my measly $60 to shame (To that smart and very good-looking group that did give, THANK YOU).

The devastating facts about breast cancer in Canada are these:

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women.

In 2008, an estimated 22,400 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer. On average, that is about 431 women diagnosed every week.

In 2008, an estimated 170 men in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Men with breast cancer make up a little less than 1% of all cases.

In 2008, an estimated 5,300 women and 50 men will die from breast cancer in Canada.

An estimated 166,000 Canadian women who were alive in 2004 had been diagnosed with breast cancer in the previous 15 years.

One in nine (11%) Canadian women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime.

Only one in every 28 Canadian women will die from breast cancer. This means that about two-thirds of the women diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada will live through it.
from cbcf.org

The CBCF is collecting money until the very end of Breast Cancer Month, so please give.