This coming weekend is Indy’s Super Cure, and I am going to be a donor. In my opinion, this is one of the most exciting things about the Super Bowl coming to Indianapolis. Yes, of course, the infectious fan spirit that is filling our streets and buildings, the extra tourist dollars, and the fact that this event is raising Indianapolis’ international awareness are also great aspects of our city’s first Super Bowl; however, Super Cure will leave a meaningful impact long after the event has passed. It might even lead to a cure for breast cancer in the decades to come.
Few of us in Indianapolis, even those of us working in life sciences or research, know that Indianapolis is home to the world’s only known tissue bank (Komen Tissue Bank) that collects healthy breast tissue for cancer study and research. On January 28-29, 2012, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at IU Simon Cancer Center (Komen Tissue Bank) hopes to collect 700 tissue donations in the weekend leading up to Super Bowl XLVI. Rumor has it, all the appointments are filled! To learn more, click here.
I’ll be there this weekend donating, and my oldest daughter will be volunteering at the event. I am doing this for science, for my three daughters, and for future generations so that we can find a cure for this disease that affects so many of us and our loved ones.
Breast Cancer Facts from the Super Cure website:
- Every 13 minutes a woman’s life is taken from this disease
- 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer
- Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54
What can you do?
- Donate money to the Komen Tissue Bank
- Donate breast tissue at the Komen Tissue Bank
- Text “CURE” to 27722 to donate $10 to the Komen Tissue Bank
- Volunteer at the Komen Tissue Bank