 "Photo: Courtesy Cindy Sulad")
Every 3 minutes, someone in the U.S is diagnosed with breast cancer. Because of this, Wayne State’ Office of Government and Community Affairs has formed a team to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event, set for Saturday, May 30.
The race is a national event that raises money for cures, medications and tests to help better diagnose the cancer.
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure offices in Detroit have been putting on the footrace for 18 successful years now.
“Last year, we raised 2.2 million dollars for the cure,” said Mike Mildrum, Cure programmer for the Detroit offices.
Wayne Cares helps with the Race for the Cure because Wayne State is one of the entities that receives funds from Karmanos, the local sponsor of the race. Also, most Karmanos physicians are faculty members for WSU.
“Karmanos has given WSU $450,000 for research on cancer,” said Joan Grossman, director of purchasing. “Wayne State University has a mission to enhance the community we serve.
“The Race for the Cure is a very large opportunity for WSU to demonstrate to the citizens of Detroit just how much we truly care for others and want to help those in need.”
There are 619 people registered from WSU to participate. Grossman, a breast cancer survivor, is one of them.
“Last year 25-30,000 people attended the race,” Grossman said. “All are survivors and supporters.”
Scientists have been trying to discover easier ways to diagnose breast cancer and will always be searching for a cure.
“There are different body types and the cancer takes differently to different people,” said Mildrum. “So, there is no way to find out how close we are coming to finding cures, but we are all working hard."
