Funds raised for the local event, which is presented by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, support breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs for the medically underserved in Metro Detroit. About 25 percent of race proceeds fund breast cancer research through the Komen foundation.
Detroit's race, which includes a 5K run, 5K walk and one-mile walk, is one of the largest in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race series; the race is held in more than 100 U.S. cities and three foreign countries.
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