Men launch breast cancer campaign – News – The Daily Herald

Ten of the most influential men in Maury County are taking part in the fight against breast cancer while the Maury County Real Men Wear Pink campaign was launched Wednesday at the Graymere Country Club.

Each of the participants in the program put on their pink football jerseys at the beginning of their month-long breast cancer awareness effort and collected donations to support the effort to eliminate the disease.

Each participant promised to wear pink every day in October during the campaign. Attendees include: Maury County Commissioner Eric Previti, Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Executive Director, Trent Ogilvie, Farm Bureau Randy Wilmore, Spring Hill Attorney Patrick Carter, Reliant Bank Bedford Smith, Hull, Jimmy Crye-Leike Realtors' Dugger, Deputy Superintendent of Maury County Public Schools Ron Woodard and Mt. Pleasant Ryan Jackson High School Principal.

Organized by the American Cancer Society, it is the first fundraising activity of its kind for the county. Each participant was asked to raise $ 2,500 for the American Cancer Society during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

"We are excited to bring this to Maury County," said Teresa Frazier, the regional campaign organizer. "All of our participants took the opportunity to raise awareness in the region about breast cancer. We ask you to support and thank these guys when you see them in town.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to the elimination of cancer. Founded in 1913, the company is organized into 11 geographic divisions, consisting of both medical volunteers and lay volunteers, who work in more than 900 offices in the United States.

"I did not know what was strong until I had to go through it," said Brenda Frierson, a 13-year-old breast cancer survivor. "I encourage every woman to do her mammograms. Especially in a community like this, it's sometimes too late.

To participate in the campaign, visit http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=92907 or follow the participants on social media. They will publish information throughout the month.

Statistics indicate that one in eight American women, or about 12.4%, will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime.

In 2018, it is estimated that 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer should be diagnosed in American women, as well as 63,960 new non-invasive cases.

About 2,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer should be diagnosed in humans. The risk of breast cancer in a man is about 1 in 1,000.

Although the death rate has decreased, about 40,920 women in the United States are expected to die in 2018 from breast cancer. There are more than 3.1 million women with a history of breast cancer in the United States.

To learn more about the American Cancer Society, visit cancer.org or call the organization toll-free at 1-800-227-2345.