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24 May 2010 11:22 AM | Deleted user

Jess Barton: Climb Against the Odds

As an avid hiker and outdoors woman, Climb Against the Odds sparked my interest immediately. Hiking for Breast Cancer Prevention? ... SIGN ME UP! Also, having a great love and concern for environmental issues, I was further compelled to participate in the Climb Against the Odds because of the Breast Cancer Fund works to identify – and advocate for elimination of – the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. Can you believe that a woman today has a 1 in 8 chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? Can you further believe that only 10% of breast cancer occurrences are due to a genetic predisposition to the disease? In fact, when all known risk factors and characteristics are added together, including family history, genetics, smoking and obesity, more than 50% of breast cancer cases remain unexplained.

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  • 30 Jan 2011 4:36 PM | Hank Harman
    I hope to resume day hike traverse of Shenandoah Park with one of the easier hikes on Saturday, March 26. Will check snow possibilies with Park a few days before. Hike will be in Walker and you can Email me at hharman8@verizon.net.
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