How You Can Help
Please join us for the 16th annual Sprint for Life!
Last year's event was a huge success because of you! Help us to reach this year's goal of 3,000 participants.
This year's event is on Saturday, May 4, 2013!
Hosted by the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine since 1998, Sprint for Life has raised over $3.6 million for the Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Laura Lee Scurlock Blanton and Sandra G. Davis are the courageous women for whom the Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program is named..
On Race Day, survivors, their families and friends, businesses, and MD Anderson employees come together to achieve two goals:
- Raise funds for research
- Increase awareness about ovarian cancer and its symptoms
Why Support Is Important
This year, about 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and about 15,000 women will die, making ovarian cancer the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers. Unfortunately, because there is no screening or early detection test available and the symptoms are subtle, only 25% of ovarian tumors are detected before they have progressed to an advanced stage.
2013 Sprint for Life Leadership
A huge thank you to The JoAnn Rosenberg Family ~ Andrea R. Holzband, Eric Rosenberg, Robert Rosenberg, Dr. Wade Rosenberg, and Lynne R. Siegel for chairing this year's event. Sprint for Life appreciates the efforts of The JoAnn Rosenberg Fund for Ovarian Cancer Education, established to educate women about symptoms of ovarian cancer.
We also thank our Honorary Co-Chairs: Kelli Blanton and Eddy Scurlock Blanton, Sr. and Lee Davis and Gayle Goodman.
Social Media
Become a fan!Multimedia
- Cancer Newsline Podcast: Ovarian Cancer Awareness (13:53)
- Video: Sprint 2009 Race (2:10)
- 2012 race photos at Shutterfly.com
- 2011 race photos at Shutterfly.com
- 2010 race photos at Shutterfly.com
- 2009 race photos at Shutterfly.com
- 2008 race photos