Making Strides breast cancer walk takes place Saturday in Sandy
The American Cancer Society fundraiser supports research, advocacy and a Salt Lake City lodge that hosts about 1,100 patients a year.
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The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Utah walk takes place Saturday at America First Field in Sandy, FOX 13 reported. Registration begins at 9 a.m., a pre-walk program follows at 9:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m. [1]
The American Cancer Society event raises money for breast cancer research, advocacy and patient services, including the society's 41-room Hope Lodge in Salt Lake City, which opened in 2015 and houses about 1,100 patients a year who travel for treatment. The society estimates 2,380 Utah women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and 170 will die of the disease. [1]
Tina Winrow and her husband, Rick, lead a team called Think Pink in honor of her mother, Sharon, who died of breast cancer. Rick Winrow said the team has raised about $40,000 over nine years. [1]
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