Kroger Pink Tag Campaign Raises $137,500 for Breast Cancer Research and Awareness at Karmanos Cancer...(common cancer among women. It is the sec...),Health

Date:1/23/2008

common cancer among women. It is the second leading cause of cancer death among women (after lung cancer) and the leading cause of cancer death among young women. Being a woman and getting older are the most important risk factors for breast cancer. Although diet, exercise and other lifestyle choices, as well as some forms of treatment, may help reduce the risk of breast cancer, there is no way to prevent it. Only 5 to 10 percent of breast cancers can be linked to a strong family history. Most women with breast cancer have no known risk factors. (Source: American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute)

About Kroger

Kroger is one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains. The Company's more than 300,000 associates serve customers in 2,487 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, Fry's, King Soopers, Smith's, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger associates also serve customers in 782 convenience stores, 405 fine jewelry stores and 678 supermarket fuel centers the Company operates. The Company also operates 42 food processing plants in the U.S.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local schools and grassroots organizations in the communities it serves. For more information about the Company, please visit our web site at http://www.kroger.com.

About Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Based in midtown Detroit, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is committed to a future free of cancer. The Institute is one of 39 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Caring for more than 6,000 new patients annually on a budget of $216 million, conducting more than 700 cancer-specific scientific investigation programs and clinical trials,
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