Thinkstock.comFAST FACTSSomeone is diagnosed every 60 seconds with breast cancer and someone dies every 13 minutes.Breast cancer research has helped drive down breast cancer mortality rates by 34 percent since 1990.Current Komen Chattanooga grant recipients• The BeST for Tennessee Women Project – Serves women in Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea and Sequatchie counties with a focus on serving 350 women with clinical breast exams and referrals for mammograms• Access to Breast Health Education and Mammograms – Memorial Healthcare – Serves women and men in Northwest Georgia and Southeast Tennessee; provides access to digital mammography on site in rural counties.• Promotoras de Salud Breast Cancer Program – Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership – Serves Latino women in Whitfield and Murray counties by providing services to indigent Latino women.• Smart Breast Health – North Georgia Healthcare Center – Serves women and men in Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield, and Murray counties with the Memorial Mammogram Coach along with Battlefield Imaging.
Thousands of area residents will gather at Finley Stadium today to continue a 15-year tradition wrapped in shades of pink. The 2014 Komen Race for the Cure focuses community attention on the spectacular success of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and support services while celebrating thousands of stories of survival.
Much has been accomplished in our affiliate’s 15 years. The inaugural race in 1999, planned by a dedicated group of local running enthusiasts who supported a local breast cancer survivor, Chris Pressley, brought the beginning of Komen to the Tennessee Valley. Even through a relapse of Pressley’s breast cancer during the planning, this core group kept the mission alive to bring Komen to the Chattanooga community.
From the first grant of just $45,000 put back into the community to the largest grant amount of more than $348,000, Komen Chattanooga has remained clear on what matters – saving lives of those who need help right here in our 16-county area.
Since 1999, Komen Chattanooga has put more than $2.9 million dollars to work right here, an accomplishment not possible without your generous support.