WINNIPEG – Thousands of runners and walkers descended upon Shaw Park to help raise funds and awareness about breast cancer Sunday morning.
It’s part of the Canada-wide Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure happening in more than 60 communities.
It’s estimated around 4,000 people took part in the local event in Winnipeg.
“Breast cancer impacts almost every Canadian at some point in their lives and this year alone an estimated 25,000 Canadian women and more than 200 men will be diagnosed,” said Jane Parsons, Executive Director, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, in a release.
The money raised from the run allows CBCF to continue to invest in research. Last year, Canadians raised $25 million to help fund different initiatives such as improving early imaging and screening techniques to detect tumors and enhance treatments like surgery and radiation so patients spend less time in the hospital.
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