Inova Fairfax Hospital Women’s Center Sponsors ‘Race to End Women’s Cancer’

Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Holds Half Marathon, 5K and 1-Mile Walk; Actress, Singer Mandy Moore to Attend

Falls Church, VA – (October 30, 2009) – Doctors, nurses and staff from Inova Fairfax Hospital Women’s Center will join runners and walkers from across the Washington, D.C., area at the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) “Race to End Women’s Cancer” races on Sunday, Nov. 8. Actress and singer Mandy Moore will attend the event, which is designed to raise awareness of gynecologic cancers and raise money for research. Inova staff will work the fitness and nutrition booth, the hydration station and the body-composition station, and will have massage therapists working the relaxation station.

WHAT:
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation’s Race to End Women’s Cancer
Half Marathon, 5K and 1-Mile Walk

WHEN:
Sunday, Nov. 8
6 a.m. Registration
7 a.m. Races Begin

WHERE:
Freedom Plaza
14th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.

According to GCF, more than 78,000 women are diagnosed each year with a gynecologic cancer, such as ovarian, endometrial or cervical. Patients at the Women’s Center at Inova Fairfax Hospital are treated by a multidisciplinary team of gynecologic oncologists, radiologists and pathologists. Patients also have access to a patient care navigator, who guides patients and their families through the entire medical process, from diagnosis through treatment and recovery.

GCF was established in 1991 by the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists to promote public awareness of gynecologic cancers and to educate women about prevention, early detection and post-diagnosis treatments. It is the only national organization dedicated to the eradication of all gynecologic cancers. Since 1995, GCF has provided more than $5 million in research funding.

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.