Tour of Hope 2011: Cycling Against Cervical Cancer

The race against cervical cancer begins on May 28 at the TriNoma Mall where anti-cervical cancer advocates headed by Bravehearts in partnership with Team David’s Salon and GlaxoSmithKline. The tour that will take 500 kilometers in 5 days trailing the road of Manila going to Laoag in order to help raise funds for cervical cancer prevention vaccination drives and seminars. This year, Tour of Hope 2011 (The Tour of Hope 2011 - 500: Going the Xtra Mile Against Cervical Cancer) aims to vaccinate a total of 500 women during the campaign.

Bravehearts Launches Tour of Hope Exhibit in Greenbelt 3

From October 1-6, Bravehearts, a non-government organization whose thrust is to campaign for cervical cancer awareness in cooperation with Cervical Cancer Prevention (CECAP) Network Program, and global pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will be having a Tour of Hope Exhibit at the Greenbelt 3 ground floor. The said exhibit will immortalize the support individuals both men and women in spreading the awareness on cervical cancer through the Tour of Hope, photos were taken by Jun de Leon and his team.

Tour of Hope is a cycling event headed by BreaveHeart where its aim is to create awareness and raise funds that will support the anti-cervical cancer project of CECAP. On the 2010’s Tour of Hope 360 where participants traveled from Makati to Baguio with their bikes facing the scourge of weather in order to fulfill their pledge in fighting cervical cancer.

On 2011, Bravehearts is hoping a bigger number of participants on their Tour of Hope and to raise more funds for the anti-cervical cancer campaign where they raised almost 1 million pledges and sponsorships this year.

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The Pink Movement: Dancing their way for Cervical Cancer Awareness

Brainbox Inc. presents The Pink Movement, a dance marathon for cervical cancer awareness at the Republiq Bar, Resorts World Manila at the New Port City in Pasay City last July 24. The dance marathon aims to create awareness among women especially the teens on the risk of cervical cancer where as one of the major contributor is the infection through the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The event is divided into two parts; the information drive and the dance marathon where the part includes participants from 21 schools and 16 dance studios within Luzon.

On the information drive, Healthway Medical OB-Gyne Dr. Lillian Quismundo and Healthway Marketing Manager Kate Cruz, shares how cervical cancer evolves from an HPV infection along with other contributors like smoking, stress and stress related disorders, dietary factors, hormonal contraception and drugs, and family history of the disease. According to Dr. Quismundo, through vaccination it will protect them from having cervical cancer, and with three shots/dosage it will last for a lifetime. The vaccine is cheap and its available in Healthway Medical and it is provided by GlaxoSmithKline. According to Cruz they can contact Healthway by calling 751-HWAY(4929) for more information about the vaccination and for appointment.

The second part of the event is the dance marathon headed by the G Force's head instructor and choreographer teacher Georcelle Dapat-Sy. Participants will be doing sets of dance steps where those who cannot jive with the moves will be eliminated until there will be only five remaining in the dance floor. Aside from the prizes that awaits the winning participants is to express their passion in dancing and participate on this advocacy to spread awareness on cervical cancer and how to fight it.

The event is co-presented by GlaxoSmithKline, Laban ni Maria sa Cervical Cancer, Sorciage by Wacaol, Artistry by Amway, Healthway Medical, Magic 89.9 and Team Manila and hosted by JC Cuadrado, Iya Villania and DJ Suzy of Magic.

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