Race to Beat Women's Cancers
September 3, 2023 | North Park Boathouse | Pittsburgh, Pa
Join us at North Park on Sunday, September 3 for the Race to Beat Women's Cancers 5K Run/Walk! For more than two decades, A Glimmer of Hope Foundation, Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital have worked together as leaders in the fight against women's cancers. Your participation will play a major role in our efforts to advance women's cancer research and patient care. 100% of the event proceeds will fund women's cancer. patient care and research right here in Pittsburgh.
Untimed Walk
- Survivor: $25
- Adult: $35 | $40 on Event Day
- Youth: $30 | $35 on Event Day
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Timed 5K Run
- Survivor: $25
- Adult: $40 | $45 on Event Day
- Youth: $35 | $40 on Event Day
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Virtual WALK/RUN
- Survivor: $20
- Adult: $30
- Youth: $25
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OUR RESEARCH AND SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S CANCER PATIENTS INCLUDES:
- Learning why cancer develops, and then spreads
- Preventing the development of cancer through evaluating and reducing a woman's cancer risk
- Developing and testing new biomarkers to help predict and diagnose cancers
- Providing integrative health services for cancer patients, including yoga, massage therapy, and acupuncture
- Supporting and comforting patients in real-time through transportation solutions and childcare
- Understanding why certain women's cancers resist hormone therapy, and identifying and testing new therapies
- Utilizing new imaging techniques and integrating them into screening programs