Omega Prostate Cancer Awareness 5K
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14th Annual Omega Prostate and Colon Cancer Awareness 5K Run and Walk
The event is a community 5K run and walk held on 09/12/2026 at Murray Park/Big Dam Dridge in Little Rock, Arkansas. Proceeds from the event are donated to the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and to scholarships for high school students through the Omegas of Greater Little Rock, Incorporated nonprofit corporation.
Organizers report that last year more than 267 runners and walkers participated and that $5,715.62 above expenses was distributed to the beneficiaries named above. The event’s stated purpose is to increase recognition, discussion, education, and promotion of yearly screenings for prostate and colon cancer.
The source text includes recent cancer statistics used to explain the need for awareness: about 240,000 men are expected to receive a prostate cancer diagnosis and about 33,000 men to die from the disease; about 17 percent or 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime; more than 2.5 million men in the United States are living with a prostate cancer diagnosis. For colon cancer, an estimate of 136,830 diagnoses and 50,310 deaths is noted.
A registration fee of $25.00 is listed for the event. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
