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For participating in #LightUpMBC Color Fun Run

Tara's Quest To The Cure

Raised: $10,354.80
Goal: $8,000.00
100.00% raised
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Our story…

Thank you all for your ongoing support!!! It means so much to have so many people work together towards finding a cure so that all people diagnosed with MBC can have a brighter future. Currently those diagnosed with MBC only have a 20 percent chance at surviving past five years and I found this unacceptable and refuse to be another statistic. This race was created to give all those fighting MBC a voice and this race is a way that all of our families and friends can come together and get one step closer to a cure!

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ABOUT METASTATIC BREAST CANCER

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is stage 4 breast cancer, for which there is no cure. Globally, more than 685,000 people die each year from MBC, with more than 43,000 dying each year in the U.S. alone (115 per day). Metastatic breast cancer spreads mostly to the bones, liver, lungs, and brain, causing MBC patients to be in treatment for the rest of their lives—with only 22 percent of MBC patients in the U.S. living longer than five years. Approximately 30 percent of early-stage breast cancers recur as stage 4 MBC. While 98 percent of all breast-cancer-related deaths are from MBC, less than 5 percent of overall breast-cancer funding is currently allocated to researching metastatic breast cancer.

METAvivor is the only organization that puts 100 percent of donations toward finding a cure. This is absolutely amazing, and this year METAVivor, through donations and fundraising events such as this, has been able to award over $5.7 million in research grants. We are extremely passionate about raising money for this cause and truly thank you for helping save lives by participating in or fundraising for this event. 

Team members

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Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Feb 15 Jim Harmke $11.50