Kardinal Offishall Charity Gala

In 2009,
- an estimated 22,700 Canadian women were diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,400 will die from it
- appoximately 437 Canadina women will be diagnosed with brest cancer weekly and 104 will not survive it
- 1 in 9 women is expected to develop brest cancer during her lifetime (age 90) and 1 in 28 will die from it
- it is expected that 180 men will be diagnosed with brest cancer and 50 will die from it
- Breast cancer death rates have declined in all ages combined and in every age group since the mid 1990s
*Source Canadian Cancer Society/National Cancer Institute of Canada; Canadian Cancer Statistics 2009, Toronto, Canada
Kardinal Offishall will team with a number of his celebrity friends to help fight breast cancer through is 12th Annual Christmas Gala. Proceeds will be donated to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. Please see the attached press release and flyer for details.