Sisters, Daughters, Mothers and Wives…it affects all of them. It doesn’t see race, religion, or social status. It doesn’t care. All it cares about is ending the life of a precious woman and wreaking havoc on her family.

We’re talking about breast cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. It’s time for it to end.

Enough is enough. This is why Marler’s Pressure Washing will donate 9.23% of every job we do from now until June 21st to Team Breadhead to help fight the war on breast cancer.

In case you didn't know, Team Breadhead is a team from the St. Louis area lead by Cornbread from the morning show on WIL 92.3. Team Breadhead will hit the streets on June 21st for the Race For The Cure that will be happening in St.Louis. For more information on the Race For The Cure and Team Breadhead, please visit www.wil92.com.

Just stop for a second and think about it. When they find a cure for breast cancer, how close are we to finding a cure for kid cancers, to brain cancer, the list goes on. Once we do find a cure for breast cancer, we knock out one of the legs and soon, the rest will tumble.

Help us fight the war on breast cancer.

According to Michael Kahn with Reuters, “ Five percent of breast cancer tumors appear to double in size in just over a month, Norwegian researchers said on Thursday in a study underscoring the potential benefits of more frequent screening.

The study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research also suggested detection rates of just 26 percent for a 5 mm tumor, and 91 percent for a 10 mm tumor. The researchers used a computer model fed with national screening and cancer data to calculate how quickly tumors grow and estimate the proportion of breast cancers detected at screening.

This data on nearly 400,000 women aged 50 to 69 helped them estimate that about 5 percent of tumors may double in just over a month, growing from 10 mm to 20 mm. This was mainly among younger women in the study's age group. Another 5 percent of tumors took more than six years to grow to the same size, according to the data collected before and after Norway began national breast cancer screening in 1995. This was mostly among older woman in the study.

"The variation was larger than what I was expecting," said Harald Weedon-Fekjaer, a statistician at the Cancer Registry of Norway, who led the study. "Now we can be more certain about estimates."

The researchers used a complex formula that took into account what size tumors were when detected, measurements of surgically removed tumors and other data. They said their findings could help in the debate over how often women should get mammograms. Some countries offer mammograms only once every three years and studies have provided conflicting evidence over whether mammograms save lives.

There is no question, experts say, that breast cancer detected earlier is far easier to treat, however.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide, according to the American Cancer Society. The group estimates about 465,000 women died from it globally in 2007, with 1.3 million new cases diagnosed. Declining death rates from breast cancer in developed countries have been attributed to early detection through mammography screening and to improved treatment, it said.”

Now is the time to help us end breast cancer. Remember until June 21st, we will donate 9.23% of every job to Team Breadhead to help find a cure for breast cancer.

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