???Runners and walkers alike will break the silence that surrounds breast cancer in Egypt, North Africa and the Middle East,??? said Ambassador Brinker. ???This historic Egypt Race for the Cure will send a powerful global message celebrating survivorship and promoting early detection.???

Somewhere in the world, a woman dies of breast cancer every 68 seconds on average. The incidence of breast cancer is rising in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

The Race continues a week of events aimed at showcasing Egypt??™s leadership in the fight against breast cancer and supporting the Egyptian Ministry of Health??™s National Program to Combat Breast Cancer in Egypt. More broadly, the events in Egypt are aimed at energizing the breast cancer movement throughout the Middle East region and raising awareness internationally about the need for early detection of breast cancer. On the evening of October 24, the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Cairo will host a public forum for individuals, survivors of breast cancer, health personnel and public figures to clarify concepts of breast cancer and strategies for combating the disease. For more details about the week??™s events, see the Susan G. Komen for the Cure web site at ww.komen. For more information about breast cancer, visit www.komen (English) or www.bcfe (Arabic and English).

SOURCE Susan G. Komen for the Cure