WAKE RADIOLOGY SUPPORTS TRIANGLE RACE FOR THE CURE WITH THIRD LARGEST TEAM, $11,100 CONTRIBUTION
May 07 2024 - 1:00PM
Wake Radiology UNC REX Healthcare, the oldest and largest
outpatient imaging provider in the Triangle, contributed $11,100 to
breast cancer research as a Gold Sponsor of the 2024 Komen Triangle
Race for the Cure, held Saturday, May 4, at Boxyard RTP in Research
Triangle Park.
This year, more than 50 members of the Wake Radiology team
participated in the 5K race, two of whom are breast cancer
survivors. Since the event fell on Star Wars Day, the team cleverly
leveraged the popular pun, “May the fourth be with you,” and named
itself the Mammdalorians. The Mammdalorians were the third largest
team registered for the event.
“We love how the community came together to support life-saving
breast cancer research and raise critical funds for the care of
patients fighting this deadly 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
more than $135,000 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 of the race, Wake Radiology had a tent
where team members encouraged attendees to schedule their annual
mammograms. One way to do so was through Wake Radiology’s text to
schedule technology, a convenient option always available to
patients as they schedule their mammograms.
As an added incentive to schedule an exam, Wake Radiology
offered race participants and spectators a chance to enter to win
four on-site giveaways. The Trendy Basket featured a lululemon
Everywhere Belt Bag and $100 gift card, the Sporty Basket included
a pink pickleball set and $100 Dick’s Sporting Goods gift card, and
for the food lover, a basket with Angus Barn steak sauce, seasoning
and a $100 gift card. Breast cancer survivors were exclusively
invited to enter to win the Spa Basket, which included a $200
Umstead Spa gift card. The Umstead Hotel and Spa generously donated
body polish, a candle and bubble bath to accompany the gift
card.
This year in North Carolina, an estimated 11,190 women will be
diagnosed with breast cancer and 1,450 will die of the disease. For
more information, or to make a gift in support of breast cancer
research and patients, please visit
https://www.komen.org/how-to-help/attend-events/race-for-the-cure/.
About Wake Radiology UNC REX HealthcareFounded
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. 3D mammography is
offered at multiple locations throughout the communities they
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 www.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.
- Wake Radiology Text for Mammogram Screening
- Wake Radiology Team at Komen Race for the Cure
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