October 2005 - Race for the Cure

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

This is an important opportunity to educate women and men about early breast cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment. 

I know first hand that if detected early, breast cancer is curable. 

Monthly breast self-exams and annual mammography screening for women over 40 can significantly improve a woman’s chance of surviving breast cancer.

Please join me along with breast cancer survivors and Hawai`i residents on Sunday, October 23rd for the 11th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.  This race/walk around Kapi`olani Park will help raise funds to find a cure for breast cancer and save lives.

To register or to learn more, visit www.komenhawaii.org.

Mahalo. This is Governor Linda Lingle.