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doing their part in the fight against cancer
Komen walkers stroll into Redmond Marymoor Park was home to a massive camp site for people helping to fight breast cancer
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Walkers came to Redmond’s Marymoor Park from as far away as Boscobel, Wis., and as close as Woodinville to help fight breast cancer during last weekend’s Susan G. Komen Seattle 3-Day event. Pam and Mark Cashman from Wisconsin completed the first 20 miles of their 60-mile journey last Friday with arms raised as they entered the elaborate two-night camp site at Marymoor, which featured 500 pink tents for guests and a Main Street with a large dining tent, hot showers, a post office, foot massages and more. “I’m a survivor. We try to do one (3-Day) every year, so we picked Seattle this year,” Pam said. “It’s exhilarating, and that’s what keeps you going.” Mark said there were some challenging hills to tackle, but they conquered the scenic course through Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond. “We’ve been up since about 3 o’clock this morning getting ready and then we took off walking, and we’ve been walking ever since,” he added. “The people support is really good — they cheer you all along.” Christi Dudzik of Woodinville flashed a No. 1 sign to a friend after she crossed the first-day finish line and received cheers from volunteers
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Top, from left, Jenny Holm, Erica Woodcock and Carrie Holm arrive at Marymoor Park last Friday afternoon after completing a 20-mile walk. Bottom, Christi Dudzik flashes a No. 1 sign to her friend after her walk. photos by Andy nystrom, Redmond Reporter waving pink pom-poms. She walked in honor of one of her best friends who died of breast cancer at age 36. “I had to help tell her 4-year-old and 6-year-old that their mother wasn’t coming back, so that had a huge impact on me,” said Dudzik, walking in her eighth 3-Day. “I believe that everybody needs to stand for something, and this is what I stand for, this is my cause. It seems that every year when I sign up to do the 3-Day walk, I know of another (friend’s) new diagnosis of breast cancer. And it just makes me mad. This is my way of being able to do something — to help end this disease that takes people way too young.” In all, 1,300 women and men participated in the event and helped raise more than
“I believe that everybody needs to stand for something, and this is what I stand for, this is my cause.” Christi Dudzik of Woodinville, who lost a friend to breast cancer at age 36
$3.4 million for breast cancer research, scientific programs and community-based breast health and education programs. Participants walked through Washington communities and concluded their trek with a closing ceremony at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. Komen 3-Day national spokeswoman Dr. Sheri Phillips noted that Seattle numbers are down from 2,000 participants last year, but the walkers are as strong as ever. [ more komen page 22 ]
While it may be common knowledge now, there once was a time when people didn’t realize there was a link between smoking and lung cancer; they didn’t know being overweight could increase their chances of getting cancer or that physical activity, diet, medications and vitamins are all factors when it comes to cancer risk. All of these discoveries were made thanks to cancer-prevention studies conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS). “Who knows how long it would’ve taken to diagnose (these) correlations (without these studies)?” said Kimberly Dinsdale, Western Washington Region communications manager for ACS. The health organization has begun recruiting people nationwide to participate in its third research study, Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). In the Puget Sound area, recruitment began last Saturday at 17 locations including EvergreenHealth in Redmond. Dinsdale said they are looking to recruit 10,000 participants locally to contribute to the national goal of 300,000 participants. Participants must be between the ages of 30 and 65, have never been diagnosed with cancer and willing to commit 20-30 years to the study. Dinsdale said when they first sign up, participants will need to sign a consent form, complete [ more study page 21 ]
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