Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Local breast cancer walk steps off | oncologist

DeKALB ? The American Cancer Society is looking for community members to get involved in the inaugural Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in DeKalb. Volunteers are needed to serve on the planning committee for this event.?

Making Strides is a noncompetitive walk supporting the society?s mission to help people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; help people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.

Since 1993, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer has seen? 8 million walkers have raised more than $400 million.

The first Strides Council meeting to help plan this new event is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, at Sweet Dream Desserts in DeKalb. The American Cancer Society is joined by Kishwaukee Health System in taking a leadership position in the community?s fight against breast cancer. For more information about the DeKalb Making Strides event or volunteering at the walk, call 630-879-9009 or email Dekalb.Strides@cancer.org.

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