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LUNGevity Walk

5k walk + Fun Run to find a cure for lung cancer

CHeck in begins at 8:00 am

Walk/Fun Run 10:00 am

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        Featured Speaker    Roy.S.Herbst MD.,PhD

Chief of Medical Oncology for Translational Research At Yale New Haven. Dr. Herbst wull be speaking about exciting medical advances in the field of personalized medicine and lung cancer.

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For information, contact  Marta Unker

Phone number: 203-254-3442

Email: martaunker@yahoo.com

 Marta is a long time Westport resident who battled Lung Cancer at age 49, after never smoking. After fighting cancer, Marta has been committed to raising awareness and promoting research for the future millions to face this disease.

     BREATHE DEEP WESTPORT RAISES FUNDS

   FOR NATION’S NUMBER ONE CANCER KILLER

Westport --> Breathe Deep Westport will kick off from Sherwood Island State Park at 10a.m. on October 23, with proceeds from the event benefiting the LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s leading private supporter of lung cancer research.

Although lung cancer is the number one cancer killer – more than breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer combined – it receives a small fraction of research funding as compared to other cancers. Proceeds from Breathe Deep Westport will support promising research for the treatment and cure of lung cancer at the top cancer centers in the country.

Registration is 8 a.m. All walkers will receive a t-shirt. To register, visit

www.lungevity.org/westport . For more information about LUNGevity, visit www.lungevity.org.

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