8th Moonwalk for Breast Cancer Awareness rescheduled on Oct.18, 2011

October is not just about Oktoberfest, we also celebrate " Breast Cancer Awareness Month".

The Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) organized 8th annual "Moonwalk: A Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness" today, October 18, 2011. Assembly area is beside Pag-Ibig Fund Tower in Cebu Business Park at 5:00pm. The walk starts at 5:30pm to The Walk in Asiatown IT Park, passing by Archbishop Reyes Ave.

See below Route Map:

Everyone is encouraged to participate in support for the victims of Breast Cancer Victims and to help other women to be aware of the importance of early cancer detection and prevention. Prevention is always better specially that any type of cancer disease has still no cure as of today. Let us all help our women fight Breast Cancer. Promote the importance of observing monthly breast self-examination for women aged 20 and beyond. Join this event and help build Breast Cancer Free community!

Please see below Press Release:

RAFI to hold Moonwalk for breast cancer awareness on Oct. 18

In observance of Breast Awareness Month in October, the Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) will hold the 8^th annual “Moonwalk: A Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness” under the full moon on Oct. 18.

            “Since Oct. 12 is a weekday, we would like to inform the public of a possible traffic congestion that might happen on that day from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.,” Ronald delos Reyes, program coordinator of EJACC, said.

The Moonwalk will assemble an estimated 3,000 people on the lot beside Pag-Ibig Fund Tower in Cebu Business Park at 5 p.m.

At 5:30 p.m., they will walk to The Walk in Asiatown I.T. Park, passing by Archbishop Reyes Avenue (please see illustrated route map). At the Asiatown I.T. Park, participants will form a pink human ribbon. A short program and Pink Rock Concert will follow.

            Moonwalk is open to the public. Participants are encouraged to wear pink shirts.

            Moonwalk, a unique advocacy campaign of RAFI held every full moon of October, aims to promote the importance of observing monthly breast self-examination for women aged 20 and beyond.

            It is also a campaign of RAFI to get more people to be aware on the importance of early cancer detection and prevention. At the same time, it is a tribute to the victims and survivors of breast cancer.

            Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Cebuano women, based on the Cebu population-based Cancer Registry of RAFI.

            From 1993 to 2007, Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of RAFI recorded a total of 3,005 reported breast cancer cases in Metro Cebu. EJACC found a continuous increase of breast cancer incidence in Metro Cebu over the past 10 years, caused by lifestyle and health-related factors.

            “Most of the participants are cancer patients, women from the barangays, and the youth. We encourage everyone, from all walks of life, to join us in this year’s Moonwalk,” delos Reyes said.

            Moonwalk is organized in collaboration with The Walk and in coordination with Ayala Center Cebu and I CAN SERVE. It is supported by the Cebu City Government, Department of Health Region 7, Asiatown I.T. Park, Cebu Business Park, Allied Banking Corporation, Phillipine National Bank, Cebu Praedia Development Corporation, Rotary Club of Cebu Fuente, KAHAYAG Network of Cancer Support Group, and Destiny Medical Fund, Inc.

Moonwalk is an initiative of EJACC under the Integrated Development focus area of RAFI, addressing health issues of communities in order to create a better quality of life.

For more details about the Moonwalk, or to register, please call 254-6351 or 256-3287 and look for Gina Mariquit. 


Note: This post is updated because this event is rescheduled on Oct. 18, 2011 instead of Oct. 12 due to the bad weather that day.