First current event post
Topic: Health
Title: 'I'm a survivor': Dozens run to benefit breast cancer research
Writer: Olivia Neeley
Published on 9/17/2010
Publication name: Ebsco publishing
Retrieved from: ephost
Word Count=234
Main idea:
This article describes a breast cancer benefit run, where the money is donated to research. It occurs in Kings Mountain, and describes the community of breast cancer and one personal story of Detective Sgt. Lisa Proctor. A year ago growth rate of breast cancer was 98% and was the same time that Detective Proctor was told she had breast cancer. She describes her initial reaction as scared but also willing to fight. She states that when she received the news, she prayed to God for his help in her journey. She states that you can either fight it or just give up. A year later she states she is completely healed and 100% over her sickness. She states that if it weren’t for these benefit runs and the money that can be put to research, she probably would not be alive right now. She also states that the communities that prayed for her, gave her strength and helped give her the will to fight.
Concluison:
It is clear that donations and benefit runs help research in preventing breast cancer, but I feel like there should be more research done for this specific cancer. In some ways this disease could be more talked about and more discussed to help put an end to it. It is great that breast cancer runs are held to benefit research because it saves lives and helps people not lose hope.
Keenan
I agree that these breast cancer benefits runs are a great contribution toward the prevention of breast cancer. I would also agree that if breast cancer were a most discussed disease, then it would be much easier to prevent.
ReplyDeleteI think it is great that people are organizing this type of thing to raise money for breast cancer. These types of events are what lead to the research for illnesses, and more events should be organized to raise money.
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