Picnic in the Park '" PurpleStride DFW Kick-Off Party

Bring the family for a fun day of hot dogs, hamburgers, and join a good cause at the planning committee June 26 in Dallas, TX 12:30 p.m. in Reverchon Park for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

The event will go on until 3:30 p.m. and will be held at 3505 Maple Avenue.

RSVP to Mary Jo Jennings at mjennings@pancanvolunteer.org or by calling 972-489-2034. (Source: pancan.org).

In unrelated cancer news, on May 1 a team of 41 cyclists took to the streets of New York to raise funds for CancerCare, one of the participating charities in the annual TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour, according to cancercare.org.

"Cancer Care is grateful to all who participated and supported the cause," states a mass email from the organization.

In other cancer news, tumors spotted between mammograms often are more aggressive according to a study as reported in an article in Health Day. ( http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/36691.htm?c=NL20110504 ).

"In this study an interval cancer was one that was diagnosed within two years after the last negative mammogram," the story states. "The authors identified 'Ëœtrue' interval cancers and 'Ëœmissed' interval cancers in a group of almost 431,500 Ontario women aged 50 or older who were screened from 1994 through 2002."

They then compared those tumors with a control group of mammography-detected cancers, research shows.

"Both the true and missed interval cancers were more aggressive than the cancers picked up by screening in that they were a higher stage and grade," the article said. "True interval cancers were also more likely to belong to the minority of breast cancers that do not originate in the milk ducts."

In unrelated breast cancer news, the 19^th Annual Race for the Cure took place April 9 at Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth, TX, featuring a crowd of 14,000 friends, family, and co-workers to run, walk, and celebrate the day while raising money for Greater Fort Worth Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure ®.

The Komen Advocacy Alliance Lobby Day was a huge success. Affiliates painted the Capitol pink with more than 200 breast cancer advocates from across the country April 14^th.

For more information on volunteering, go to komengreaterfortworth.org.

In related breast cancer news, the Greater Good Network is asking citizens to sign an online petition urging Rep. James White to push strongly for HB 669 which would let women know their options after a breast cancer diagnosis.

To sign the petition, access http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=2&campaign=BreastCancerOptions&ThirdPartyClicks=ETW_031011_BreastCancerOptions_F .