The Link, a walk/run in the battle against breast cancer: Oct. 21

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Oct. 19 has been designated National Mammography Day. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States, approximately 240,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women and about 2,100 in men, and approximately 42,000 women and 500 men in the U.S. die each year from breast cancer.

Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Whitney Commons Park, The Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation will begin The Link – Partners in Pink Run/Walk. This annual race and walk supports comfort and cancer care for the community at the Welch Cancer Center.

Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation Development Coordinator Jasmine Slater and Foundation Director of Donor Relations Ada Kirven made an appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse to talk about this annual effort. 

A. Kirven 

The CDC reports the recommended age to begin mammography screening and the interval between screenings has changed over time. The current recommendation, made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in 2016, is the use of mammography for breast cancer screening every two years for women aged 50–74. For women aged 40–49, the task force notes that the decision to start screening should be an individual one, taking into account a woman’s health history, preferences, and how she weighs the different potential benefits and harms.

The Welch Cancer Center (WCC) is a pivotal part of care and healing in the Sheridan community, and the Foundation utilizes funds from The Link to help fund the WCC. 

Registration is $40 per racer and t-shirt pick up will begin at 3 – 6 p.m. Oct. 20, in the SMH cafeteria. 

When asked how others can help the efforts of the Foundation in regards to the WCC, Slater said there are as many ways people can contribute to show support in the battle against breast cancer. 

J. Slater  

To register or learn more about The Link, click here.