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The New RunDenver Series
THURSDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2008
Starting this December, hundreds of Coloradans will join a national effort in the fight against prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Education Council (PCEC) has partnered with Milwaukee, WI-based Assurant Health, a national provider of individual medical, small group and specialty health insurance, to provide Denver's runners and walkers with an opportunity to raise prostate cancer awareness by participating in the Assurant Health RunDenver Series of foot races.
On Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 10 a.m., at Denver's City Park, the Rudolph Ramble will kick off the Assurant Health RunDenver Series. The Assurant Health RunDenver Series, which includes four races over the next three months, marks the beginning of the 2009 PACE Race Series, a national 5K run/walk series that aims to increase awareness of prostate cancer and to educate men and their families on the importance of early detection. The Assurant Health RunDenver Series includes:
• Rudolph Ramble, December 20, 2008 - Denver's City Park
• Super Bowl, February 1, 2009 - Denver's Washington Park
• Valentine's Day, February 15, 2009 - Denver's Washington Park
• That Dam Run, March 1, 2009 - Cherry Creek Dam
"Early detection saves lives. I have had the opportunity to meet many prostate cancer survivors through the PACE Race Series, and the majority of them agree that early detection saved their lives," said Laura Nicholas, National PACE Race Director. "The PACE Race Series provides the community with educational information on prostate cancer and the means to lead a healthier life style."
The Assurant Health RunDenver Series is an opportunity for the whole family to join the fight against prostate cancer, with a 5K run/walk and a half-mile kid's race. Additionally, as part of its efforts to raise greater prostate cancer awareness in Denver, the PCEC will provide information on prostate cancer at the races.
"Raising awareness about prostate cancer is extremely important to us, as the disease currently affects more than two million American men," said Wendy Poage, President, Prostate Cancer Education Council. "With races throughout the country, we have a real opportunity to touch men in all walks of life and educate them, and their families, about this devastating disease."
"We are proud to team up with the Prostate Cancer Education Council to help raise awareness of this disease, inform men that prostate cancer is often treatable when caught early and provide support for the thousands of them who are battling it," said Steve Dodder, Regional Sales Director, Assurant Health.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men. With a one in six lifetime risk of developing prostate cancer, estimates for 2008 indicate that more than 186,000 men will be diagnosed in the United States, and nearly 28,700 will die from the disease. The second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer, prostate cancer is often treatable if detected early.
U.S. marathon legend Bill Rodgers, the national spokesperson for the PACE Race Series and a prostate cancer survivor, cannot stress the importance of screenings enough. "It is my hope that all men at risk for prostate cancer are screened for this deadly disease. It's the best way to detect prostate cancer in its early stages because there are no early warning signs or symptoms," he said. "Even though I began running again only four months after my tumor was removed, I continue to receive regular screenings and advise other men to do the same."
The PACE Race Series - sponsored by sanofi-aventis to benefit the PCEC - was launched in 2002 to increase national awareness of prostate cancer. To learn more about prostate cancer, the PACE Race Series or PCEC, please visit http://www.prostateconditions.org or for more information on the Assurant Health RunDenver Series, please visit http://www.ahrundenver.com.
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