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Our event committee members are busy securing sponsors for our 2024 Prevention Party! We want to take a moment to shine a spotlight on the incredible dedication and effort of our event committee member, Addie Grady. Read on as Addie shares her inspiring story and what fuels her passion for breast cancer prevention. |
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"After losing three grandparents, two aunts, my mother, and my father to various cancers with no known hereditary links, I had some questions. Were there lifestyle risk factors? Yes, my dad and one aunt were smokers. But for cancer to be the cause of seven out of the eight family deaths I’ve experienced in my 45-year lifetime, it seemed like there had to be “something in the water.” When I was introduced to Find The Cause several years ago, the organization seemed to be asking the same questions I was. Why is cancer showing up at a higher and higher rate, in younger and younger people, with no family history? Why are none of the big cancer foundations investing in prevention research? Why does there always seem to be another ubiquitous chemical – that we’ve either never heard of or have known by some innocuous sounding name – suddenly found to be linked to cancer? Find The Cause helps me navigate the overwhelming number of decisions we make every day that can impact my family’s exposure risk. From groceries to health and beauty products, cleaning products to electronics, cookware to clothing, there are simple choices we can make to reduce exposure to carcinogens and radiation. Maybe my daughter and I will buck the family trend. What’s truly amazing about Find The Cause is the groundbreaking research it supports in secondary prevention. The chemical exposures are impossible to avoid completely. PFAS and microplastics are literally in the water. With the vast majority of research dollars going to cancer treatment and cure, Find The Cause supports research that is finding out how and why tumors form and how to literally stop them from doing so. That’s the cure we should aspire to." - Addie Grady |
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Sponsor the Prevention Party! |
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As a sponsor, you are supporting breast cancer prevention research and helping to create a safer world for those impacted by cancer and future generations. Sponsorship plays a crucial role in advancing our research during this critical time. Last year alone, we raised over $700,000, enabling us to propel our research efforts forward by an entire decade. Join us in the fight against breast cancer by becoming a sponsor today! |
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