Sandy helps and supports the canadian cancer society
Sandy Hutchens
August 31,2010
Dear Friend,
1t’s a symbol of hope.
For the 1 in 9 Canadian women who will develop breast cancer in their lifetime and the thousands of
courageous women who are living with the disease right now, the sight of a pink ribbon lets them know they
aren’t alone.
For that reason, I’m pleased to enclose a pink ribbon especially for you.
Please wear this symbol of hope throughout the months of September and October to show your
support for the fight against breast cancer. And, as you put on your ribbon, please also find it in your heart
to send a special gift to the Canadian Cancer Society today.
Your donation will bring us closer to the day when the women in our lives, our mothers, sisters, and
daughters, will no longer have to fear the most frequently diagnosed cancer for women in Canada, excluding
non-melanoma skin cancer.
Many women today will survive breast cancer, but the number of women touched by the disease is
still frightening. An estimated 23,200 Canadian women will learn they have breast cancer this year and
5,300 women will die from it. Tragically, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for
women in our country.
But the pink ribbon is all about hope and so is your generosity. Thanks to caring supporters like you,
women across our province can be optimistic about the future. Since the mid-1990s death rates for breast
cancer have been declining in every age group….
Research is the reason. The Canadian Cancer Sociery is the lar~est national charitable funder of
cancer research studies across the country and we are making a difference.
Even as 1 write, researchers are working to learn more about what causes breast cancer. They’re
searching for better screening methods, for more effective treatments with the fewest possible side effects,