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Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure 2011
Race to Discover the Cause Instead of Waiting for a Cure
June 11, 2011
Written by Angela Michael

            This year’s 13^th annual Susan Komen Race for the Cure was met with thunderous storms as organizers repeatedly had to do damage control and reset booths while attempting to set up in the wee hours of the morning. Sizzling temperatures from this past week were extinguished with a cold front that came through overnight including storms that put a damper on things. Some of the participants didn’t care for a few of the more risqué slogan tee-shirts participants were sporting either, i.e. “Save Our Ta-Ta’s,” “Walking to Save 2^nd Base,” and “Operation Healthy Hooters,” to name a few. One breast cancer survivor commented that she thought some people take it a little over the edge, “If you go through it, you soon realize it’s not just about your breasts, but your life.”  But the organizers were happy that they got over 64,000 registered participants (though numbers were down) and made a little over $3 million on this year’s extravaganza.   

            Under the Gateway to the West Arch, St. Louis was again a sea of pink. We couldn’t help but feel empathy and hope for the many faces and generations walking, running, or supporting this cause. For some, the devastation this disease brings was obvious. Over 4,905 breast cancer survivors joined the survivor’s walk. It grabbed our heart strings. “Fight Like a Girl.” Some survivors sported boxing gloves as they marched. Touching! That is why our ministry continues to bring the truth of ALL the risks and preventable causes to this race. We love women. We want to empower women with all their risk factors. We even have family members who run in the race. Yet, something was different this year; it was not just our ministry asking the question: “Why aren’t we racing to find a cause?” but others were as well. And the first step would be to tell women of ALL the preventable risks of breast cancer.

            The Susan Komen Foundation does a lot of good, but they are not doing all that they can. Komen is selectively telling the truth. They are not giving women information on all of the risks of breast cancer. Why? Because most of the Susan Komen Foundations are giving funds to Planned Parenthood. They are not telling women that one of the most preventable risks is elective abortion.

            Studies suggest that an induced abortion causes biological changes to occur in a woman's breasts which make her more susceptible to breast cancer. At the moment of conception, a woman’s estrogen levels elevate. With an induced abortion/miscarriage, those hormones go haywire in a woman’s breast. These abnormal cells lie in wait. www.abortionbreastcancer.com

            In 2009 Komen officials admitted providing funds through grants to Planned Parenthood; from 2004-2009 over $3.3 million alone went to the abortion business. These grants were designated for breast health services, but a recent undercover sting operation via Live Action proved Planned Parenthood does not offer mammograms or breast health services. Good- hearted donors think their funds are going to help fight breast cancer where those services are not offered; in addition, the largest abortion provider in the country cannot guarantee the money is NOT going to go for abortion services. In Planned Parenthood’s annual report in 2007-2008, they reported 31,729 fewer breast exams and 15,560 more abortions. Who is policing how the donations are spent?

Women have the right to know that 28 out of 37 worldwide studies have independently linked induced abortion with breast cancer. Thirteen out of fifteen studies conducted on American women report increased risk. Seventeen studies are statistically significant, sixteen of which found increased risk. Most of the studies have been conducted by abortion supporters. The first study was published in an English publication in 1957 and focused on Japanese women. It showed a 2.6 relative risk or 160% increased risk of breast cancer among women who'd had an induced abortion.

Vital information that surfaced in the early 1980's was deliberately withheld from women by the American Cancer Institute. Breast cancer was unheard of in the 1930's. What has been introduced to society that now has breast cancer at epidemic proportions? Elective abortion, and the numbers are soaring and victims are becoming younger and younger; many have no history of breast cancer in their families. It is so ironic that an organization supposedly caring for women is responsible for thousands of their deaths annually due to the proven link between elective abortion and breast cancer, ie: Fred Hutchinson (Cancer Research Center)/Joel Brind Ph.D/Dr. Janet Daling.

              Why wouldn’t we want women to know this vital information? Because the incidents of breast cancer might just go down by preventing a proven cause. We can’t leave out the money pit. The Susan G. Komen foundation has raised a lot of money and a lot of that money is going towards and funding the very same risk factor: ABORTION. They give money to Planned Parenthood. If the truth were known, they may lose some of that funding, and making money is what it’s all about.

            “There's a lot of money that is being made off sick women,” says Karen Malec, President of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer, adding: “We're finding a pattern among these cancer fund-raising organizations” showing that their leaders previously were associated with abortion-advocacy groups, beginning with the founder of Komen herself, Nancy Brinker who started this organization after she lost her 36 year old sister Susan to breast cancer. This Dallas based foundation awards grants for breast cancer research, treatment, and prevention. Race for the Cure started in 1983 and is now the largest fundraiser walk worldwide.

           Remember, fight like a girl and go on. Let’s love women enough to tell them ALL the risks and preventative measures so we can fight this devastating disease on all fronts, until all women are cured.  Jeremiah 30:17 “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord.” Let’s race to discover the cause, instead of waiting for a cure. It makes more sense, and we may save more lives.

 Be encouraged ~Angela

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