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Follow on Google News | Susan G. Komen for the Cure® California Affiliates Name Assembly Member Noreen EvansEvans is awarded for her tenacious efforts in restoring the Every Woman Counts Program.
By: Rachel Wiley On October 13, 2010, The California Affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, welcomed the news that lawmakers had agreed to restore funding for the Every Woman Counts Program, the state’s vital breast and cervical cancer screening program for low-income uninsured and underinsured women in need. “There is no one more deserving than Assembly Member Evans,” said Laura Farmer Sherman, executive director of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, San Diego. “This outcome is due in large part to her drive and persistence while many others went back to their lives forgetting the impact of not having this program in place. It’s inspiring to stand side by side with someone so committed to advocating for the women of California and their families who are also directly impacted by the increased chances of survival through early detection.” Susan G. Komen for the Cure®’s California supporters worked diligently with lawmakers for months during the historic budget impasse in an attempt to spare the potentially life-saving program. On January 1, the California Department of Health arbitrarily shut the doors of Every Woman Counts for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ended on June 30, 2010 and effectively eliminated future access to the program for women ages 40 to 49 – thereby cutting access to nearly half of the women typically screened by the program. The program remained closed until October due to the budget impasse. During that 10 month span, Komen estimates more than 290,000 women will have gone without cancer screenings, including those whose undetected cancers are growing. Sherman added: “We are honored to acknowledge Evans for pushing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers to make the right decision to restore funds to reopen Every Woman Counts and provide lifesaving mammograms. The Komen Affiliates applaud Governor Schwarzenegger and lawmakers for honoring their commitment to women in California.” About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, San Diego Since its inception in 1995, $8.5 million has been given to local organizations that provide breast cancer education, screening, diagnostics, treatment and patient support for the uninsured or underinsured in San Diego County. Seventy-five percent of every dollar raised through Affiliate-sponsored events stays right here in San Diego County to fund free diagnostic mammograms, treatment and services for uninsured and underinsured women and their families. The remaining 25 percent funds international breast cancer research. In fact, next to the U.S. government, Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is the largest funder of breast cancer research in the world. For more information, please visit www.komensandiego.org. About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, the organization has invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information, please visit www.komen.org. Did you know? • 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. • The most significant risk factors are being a female and getting older. • Breast cancer doesn’t discriminate. • Breast cancer typically strikes women during their most productive years, both professionally and personally. • Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in U.S. women ages 40-59. • Men can get breast cancer, too. 1 percent of breast cancer diagnosis will be in male patients. Contact: Rachel Wiley Olive PR Solutions, Inc. 350 West Ash St. #103 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 955-5285 rachel@oliveprsolutions.com http://www.oliveprsolutions.com http://www.komensandiego.org End
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