The EIF REVLON Run/Walk For Women is pleased to announce the 2010 Beneficiaries.
These national and Los Angeles area beneficiaries are dedicated to researching the cause and cure of women’s cancers and providing support programs for women’s cancer patients and their families.
Citrus Valley Medical Center – Team 245
Citrus Valley Medical Center’s Cancer Resource Center (CVMC CRC) provides education, outreach, information, advocacy and peer support for breast, cervical, uterine and ovarian cancer patients from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Available to residents of the East San Gabriel Valley offering support groups, educational materials and integrative health programs for cancer patients and their families.
Gilda Radner Cancer Detection Program – Team 68
The Gilda Radner Cancer Detection Program is a program of Cedars-Sinai Women's Cancer Research Institute at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, and supports reduction of incidence related to ovarian and breast cancer through improved screening and diagnosis, as well as improved education and awareness. This work is targeted at women who are at highest risk for these cancers due to hereditary predisposition, specifically those who carry the BRCA I and BRCA II genetic mutations.
Providence Saint Joseph Foundation – Team 370
The Integrative Medicine Program at the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center sets Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center apart from all others in the greater Los Angeles area. The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center, opened in February 2010, provides state-of-the-art conventional and complementary cancer treatments, creating a comprehensive healing environment for cancer patients and their families in the San Fernando Valley and extended communities.
Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program – Team 105
Founded in 1990 by Lilly Tartikoff and Ronald O. Perelman, the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program is dedicated to the control and ultimate elimination of breast and ovarian cancer.
The Program's research efforts to identify more effective and less toxic cancer treatments include the groundbreaking development and eventual FDA approval of the cancer treatment Herceptin®. This pioneering research proved, for the very first time, that targeted therapy was not only possible, but could be more effective than traditional therapies for a number of women with the HER2 sub-type of breast cancer. This treatment is now available worldwide to women with both metastatic and early stage breast cancer. In fact, we now know that, when used at the time of diagnosis, Herceptin® can improve survival rates and decrease breast cancer recurrences by more than half.
In addition to laboratory studies into the nature and causes of women's cancers, funding from the Revlon Run/Walk has been used to maintain the Community/UCLA Oncology Research Network. This clinical research network is responsible for evaluating new and innovative approaches to women's cancers and making these state-of-the-art therapies available, as rapidly as possible, to local patients at community medical offices throughout Southern California and beyond. To date, this has been one of the most effective and successful clinical research networks in the country.
Team Survivor Los Angeles – Team 281
Team Survivor provides free exercise and support programs for any woman with a past or present diagnosis of cancer. Our classes and programs include weekly activities such as yoga, strength training, qi gong, swimming, walking, and cycling, as well as event training programs such as the EIF Revlon Run/Walk. We are so grateful to the Entertainment Industry Foundation for their continued support. Join us!
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital – Team 480
Wellness Community (a program of the Cancer Support Community) – Team 110
With four locations throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area (Santa Monica, Redondo Beach, Westlake Village, and Pasadena), The Wellness Community provides free cancer support programs to over 5,000 women each year (and men, too). Programs include: support groups; individual counseling; educational workshops; stress reduction and exercise classes (yoga, t'ai chi, meditation, guided imagery, and strength training); and more. For information, contact us at 310-314-2555 or on the web at www.twc-socal.org.
Women of Color Breast Cancer Survivors' Support Project – Team 115
Women of Color’s mission is to provide emotional support and crisis intervention for breast cancer survivors; to educate on breast health knowledge and knowledge of early detection methods both locally and nationally; to effect public policy and social change regarding breast health awareness, including supporting culturally sensitive research. In a secure environment in which to begin the healing process for you and your family during and after cancer treatment as you transition to survivorship.