WAKE RADIOLOGY TEAM RALLIES TO SUPPORT TRIANGLE RACE FOR THE CURE
May 01 2024 - 10:00AM
Wake Radiology UNC REX Healthcare, the oldest and largest
outpatient imaging provider in the Triangle, announced
today it is once again sponsoring the Susan G. Komen® Triangle
Race for the Cure. The event raises money for breast cancer
research and patients, and will be held on Saturday, May 4, at
Boxyard RTP in Research Triangle Park.
This year, more than 50 members of the Wake Radiology team will
participate in the 5K race, two of whom are breast cancer
survivors. Since the event falls on Star Wars Day, the team
cleverly leveraged the popular pun, “May the fourth be with you,”
and named itself the Mammdalorians. The Mammdalorians are the third
largest team registered for the event.
“Every year, we love to see the community come together to
support life-saving breast cancer research and raise critical funds
for the care of patients fighting the disease,” said Dr. Brent
Townsend, president and managing partner, Wake Radiology. “We’re
proud that since we started participating more than 10 years ago,
we’ve raised $124,425 and signed up countless patients for our 3D
mammograms. 3D mammography offers greater visualization of breast
tissue than traditional 2D screening exams, improving the accuracy
of early detection when cancer is most treatable.”
As an official sponsor, Wake Radiology will have a tent where
team members will help people schedule their annual mammograms. As
an added incentive, race participants and spectators can enter to
win four on-site giveaways. The Trendy Basket features a lululemon
Everywhere Belt Bag and $100 gift card, the Sporty Basket includes
a pink pickleball set and $100 Dick’s Sporting Goods gift card, and
the Food Basket contains Angus Barn steak sauce, seasoning and a
$100 gift card. Breast cancer survivors are exclusively invited to
enter to win the Spa Basket with a $200 Umstead Spa gift card,
Umstead body polish, candle and bubble bath.
This year in North Carolina, an estimated 11,190 women will be
diagnosed with breast cancer and 1,450 will die of the disease. To
ensure these women and their families do not face their battles
alone, donations to the Komen organization on behalf of team
Mammdalorians can be made
at:www.info-komen.org/goto/Mammdalorians.
About Wake Radiology UNC REX Healthcare Founded
in 1953, Wake Radiology UNC REX Healthcare is proud to be the
oldest and largest outpatient imaging provider in the Triangle.
Since then, Wake Radiology UNC REX has expanded to include more
than 50 subspecialty radiologists at more than a dozen locations in
Wake County and throughout the greater Triangle. We offer 3D
mammography at multiple locations throughout the communities we
serve. Wake Radiology UNC REX has been first to introduce numerous
methods of imaging, including AI technology, and subspecialized
radiology to Wake County. To learn more,
visit WakeRad.com.
About Susan G. KomenIn 1980, Nancy G. Brinker
promised her dying sister, Susan, that she would do everything in
her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise
became the Susan G. Komen® organization and the beginning of a
global movement. What was started with $200 and a shoebox full of
potential donor names has now grown into the world’s largest
nonprofit source of funding for the fight against breast cancer. To
date, we’ve invested nearly $3.6 billion in groundbreaking
research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more
than 60 countries. Our efforts helped reduce deaths from breast
cancer by 43% since 1989 and we won’t stop until our promise is
fulfilled.
- Parul Galloway and Dr. Brent Townsend, Wake Radiology
- Wake Radiology Mammdalorians
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