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Walk to Bust Cancer participants and sponsored raised more than $106,000 to support local women.
Local residents raised more than $100,000 to support local women in the Walk to Bust Cancer this weekend.
The annual walk, on Sunday, Oct. 6, drew thousands of participants. The walk is designed to increase awareness and celebrate survivorship.
The National Breast Center Foundation, which hosted the walk, helps improve the lives of women by removing barriers that prevent them from getting proper screening, diagnosis, and education about breast cancer.
Women in the Washington, D.C. metro area have the highest rates of incidence and mortality from breast cancer in the United States.
Dr. David Weintritt, founder of the National Breast Center Foundation, said he believes that education, access, and technology are the answer. In an interview with Alexandria Living Magazine this spring, Weintritt said, "We found there were women just lacking simple supports,” he said. “They didn’t have the means to get a test. Bad outcomes were completely preventable.”
The Foundation also hosts a spring golf tournament.
Read more about Dr. Weintritt and the Alexandria-based National Breast Center here.
