Sprint for Life 5K
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Sprint for Life
The 30th Annual Sprint for Life event includes a 5K run/walk and a Sprint for Sprouts kids run on May 1, 2027. The event takes place in The Medical Center near the MD Anderson campus at Helix Park, 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston 77030.
Hosted by the Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine department since 1998, Sprint for Life supports ovarian cancer research and awareness. On Race Day survivors, their families and friends, businesses, and MD Anderson employees come together to raise funds for research and to increase public awareness of ovarian cancer and its symptoms. The event also features a survivors stage and a post race party on the MD Anderson prairie.
Sprint for Life has raised more than $4.6 million for the Blanton Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program. The program’s stated goals are to improve understanding of ovarian cancer causes, develop new methods for detection and diagnosis, and create targeted therapies tailored to each woman diagnosed.
Complimentary registration for the first 100 ovarian cancer survivors and one caregiver is sponsored by Ovarcome. The event materials identify fundraising and awareness as central aims and note that ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers, in part because no routine screening or early detection test currently exists. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
