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:lebrate life and fight cancer. Relay
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,ams of 10-15 people fundraise
dividually and as a team to help
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/es and support those who are fac-
g cancer. Relay participants make
:ommitment to. raise at least $100
d are supported with the tools to
ach their goals.
Relay, teams gather with cancer
rvivors at their local track, stadium
sports field and take turns walk-
; laps all night. Each team keeps
least one member on the track at
all times, while all around them the
party is in full swing. Teams stay
overnight in the decorated tent city,
united to enjoy music, food, activi-
ties and entertainment and to cel-
ebrate life.
Why is Relay overnight?
Relay For Life symbolizes and hon-
ours a cancer patient's journey. For
the thousands of Canadians fight-
ing cancer right now, their journey
is long and hard. From the shock
of initial diagnosis, through days
of treatment and the long nights
that follow for them, cancer never
sleeps, so neither do we.
At Relay For Life, each step we
take is our way of showing them
that they are not alone. As the sun
rises and Relay draws to a close, we
commit to continuing the fight for
life all year long.
What happens at Relay?
Relay For Life is a global move-
ment against cancer, taking place in
20 countries worldwide, including
over 5(X) communities across Cana-
da. From coast to coast, in commu-
nities big and small, thousands of
Canadians will join together to fight
hack.
Relay For Life is about a commu-
nity coming together to fight cancer.
Every Relay is as unique as the com-
munity where it takes place. With
local Nair, the Relay in your com-
munity will offer a night filled with
music, food, games and fun featur-
ing performers from your area.
Raise funds, be part of our commu-
nity and celebrate life with cancer
survivors. Staying up all night never
felt so good. Join us!
Breast cancer therapy
effectiveness under microscope
riter: CATHERINE GRI-
KOWSKY, QMI AGENCY
searchers are hoping to find what
ikes -'•yeast cancer therapy effective
r so, _;-women and not others.
1g Swie Goping's team at the Univer-
y of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and
mtistry has researched published in
tcogene that found the stronger the
nour, the better the chemo worked.
e study looked at Taxane drugs, used
prevent cells from dividing in pa-
nts whose tumours have progressed
the nodes.
te drugs have been used since 1991
• breast, lung and ovarian cancers.
Clinically, 50 to 70% of women will re-
lapse after treatment from the drug, she
said.
"We're hoping to identify a marker that
we could use as a test, a clinical test to
help physicians make treatment deci-
sions for the patient," Goping said.
Now, patients are prescribed generally,
even if it's nothing more than a toxin.
Once the marker is found it can separate
patients who would benefit from Tax -
ane drugs, or if they arc better suited to
other therapies. it will speed up their
therapy as well, Coping said.
The Canadian Breast Cancer Founda-
tion said the research is a piece of the
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Tracy Sopkow, vice president of mar-
keting and communications for the
fundation, said all the advancements
are going towards a world without
breast cancer.
"Patient diagnostics and treatment op-
tions now and into the future can be
better in Canadian women who are be-
ing affected by the disease don't have
to face the threat of death every time
they hear a breast cancer diagnosis,"
Sopkow said. "There's a more positive
outlook for those women and future
generations to come."
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