Thanks to all who helped make the 11th Annual Sprint for Life a big success! Check out all the Sprint 2008 photos! Save the date for next year:  May 9, 2009

About Sprint for Life
Hosted by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Gynecologic Oncology Department,  Sprint for Life is the event fundraiser for ovarian cancer research.  Held every May, the event celebrates ovarian cancer survivors who come together with their families and friends, local businesses, corporations and M. D. Anderson employees, to help raise funds and increase awareness about ovarian cancer.

Why Your Support is Important
This year, over 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and about 15,000 women will die, making it the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers. When tumors are discovered early, the survival rate for ovarian cancer is 93 percent.  Unfortunately, because the symptoms are subtle, only 25 percent of ovarian tumors are detected before they have progressed to an advanced stage.

For more information on ovarian cancer, symptoms and risk factors, visit www.mdanderson.org/diseases/ovarian.

2008 Sprint for Life Leadership
Special thanks to the 2008 Sprint for Life chairs Maria and Christopher J. Pappas, and to co-chairs Eddy Scurlock Blanton, Sr. and his wife Kelli Blanton. Laura Lee Scurlock Blanton and Sandra G. Davis are the courageous women for whom the Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program is named.

Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Community Relations in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center by emailing GynOncCommunityRelations@mdanderson.org or calling 713-792-2765.

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