Fitness
Golfers Against Breast Cancer
Professional golfers are taking a stand against breast cancer, inspired by friends and families who have suffered from it.
Former LPGA Tour star Val Skinner started her LIFE foundation to raise money for breast cancer research after a friend and fellow tour player, Heather Farr, died from the disease at age 28 in 1996. Val's annual LIFE charity tournament in May draws a large contingent of LPGA Tour players and media.
Cristie Kerr, our new U.S. Women's Open champion, has her Birdies for Breast Cancer effort, through which she donates $50 for every birdie she makes to breast cancer research, a project spurred by her mother's successful battle against the disease.
And Morgan Pressel's new Pink Pony polo shirt from Ralph Lauren will raise money for the Florida hospital where her late mother received treatment.
I also tip my hat to our partners in the fight against breast cancer, Rally for the Cure and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. These organizations are making a difference by building awareness and raising money for research. We're proud to be their allies.
Below are links to GFW's coverage on the fight against breast cancer. Get practical advice, read inspirational stories, and learn how you can get involved in the fight. After all, we're in this together.
—Susan K. Reed, Editor in Chief
- From Golf for Women:
- News: New Screening Tests
- Assess your risk for breast cancer and detect the disease when it's most curable.
- Read the report
- Judy Rankin: Coming Back
- As a broadcaster, this LPGA Tour great now talks about golf for a living. For the first time, Judy Rankin opens up about her battle against breast cancer.
- Read the story
- Golfers Battle Back
- By encouraging openness, raising money and offering support, one golf community proves that it takes a village (and a verbal one, at that) to beat breast cancer.
- Read the story
- Pink Ribbon Products
- Buy these products and fight breast cancer at the same time.
- Start Shopping
- More choices: Bonus Pink Ribbon Products
- DVDs for the Cure
- View a video clp from "There's Something About Mary," one of these 12 chick flicks in this special promotion.
- Watch the video
- Our Partners in the Fight
- Learn more about the nation's largest charity women's golf program.
- Rally for the Cure
- Susan G. Komen Foundation
- From our Colleagues at Self Magazine:
- Breast Cancer Quiz
- Find out how much you really know about keeping your breasts safe.
- What's your breast cancer IQ?
- The Tests You Need
- There's something everyone can do to beat cancer: Get screened. Find out which exams to schedule and which to skip.
- See the testing schedule
- Get expert advice
- Allison Blazek, M.D., of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, will answer 10 questions about cancer prevention each weekday on the Self.com forums from October 8 to 19, 2007.
- Visit the forum
