Kitchen Aid Helps the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Charity

The Susan G Komen for the Cure Foundation is the leading breast cancer charity, and Kitchen Aid is proud to be a sponsor. In the last 5 years, Kitchen Aid has raised $6 million for the breast cancer charity, through the Cook for the Cure program. Any item purchased through the special all pink product line will generate a ten percent donation up to fifty dollars to The Komen for the Cure Foundation. To make a purchase through this program, you can visit the link in the resource box to check out the entire Cook for the Cure pink line of Kitchen Aid appliances.
The Susan G Komen foundation was founded by her Susan's sister, Nancy Brinker as a death-bed promise to Susan not to stop until a cure for breast cancer was found. Since 1982, with that promise in mind, Brinker has set out to put resources in the hands of those who might find a cure for breast cancer, to raise the level of awareness of this affliction, and to give the power of hope to the women who anxiously await the cure for breast cancer. To that end, Komen for the cure has raised 1 billion dollars worldwide and promises to raise another 2 billion in the next 10 years.
Breast Cancer is the second largest cause of cancer related death in women in America, only surpassed by lung cancer. In a lifetime, women have a 1 in 8 chance of developing this disease. The often-overlooked male demographic has a 1 in 28 chance and has less probability of detection. In practical numbers that means that each year over 200,000 women will be diagnosed and 1700 men .The ray of hope here, is that not all cases are fatal. In fact, of the 200,000 developments the fatality number drops to 40,000 and in men the rate falls to 450.

The most appalling statistic is the rate of detection.

• Government statistics show that the rate of survival if the cancer is discovered in the early localized (before it spreads) stages is 98.1%.
  This early stage, currently, is where only 61% of cases are found.
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• In the 31% of cases that are found in the next stage when the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes the survival rates drop to below 84%,
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• If the cancer is allowed to spread into what is called the distant stage, then rate of survival drops into the below 30% range.

With these statistics in mind, it is alarming that The National Breast Cancer Foundation reports that 13 million women over the age of 40 have yet to receive their first breast exam. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wishes for all women over the age of forty to be examined every two years by a professional, including a complete mammogram, and to perform their own monthly exams. Again through awareness the effects of this devastating disease can be lessened and by supporting the previously mentioned organizations a cure can be found.

The products puchased through this great line include the pink Kitchen Aid 5 Qt mixer. This mixer is the same Kitchenaid mixer that is the staple of most people interested in professional cooking quality at home. This pink Kitchenaid Mixer provides a powerful motor that uniformily blends cakes mixes or kneads even thick homemade bread dough. With this beauty on your Kitchen counter you will be the envy of your guest as your style of kitchen decor wows them and implies that professional cooking ability. Your Pink kitchen Aid mixer will be a piece of Kitchen decor you willuse and talk about for years to come.

The next popular item the pink food processor from Kitchen Aid. will make your prep time cut significantly. It chops vegeatbles in no time even allowing you to slice onion with out the tears. While helping the Susan G Komen foundation you will make your meal preperation time better, enhance your kitchen decor and enjoy more fresh homemade meals.

The last item I wish to show case is the pink blender. The kitchen aid pink blender is a great piece for making great mixed drink or smothies. The blender has mulitple settings that make a variety of settings a possibility and therefore endless drink concoctions. It will even make dessert sauces that will make your freinds think you have a professional cooking staff leaving just before they arrive.

You can make any of these purchases while being able to rest in the knowledge that you have helped a great cause.