Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the American Cancer Society’s rallying cry to raise awareness and dollars to fight breast cancer, the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women (after nonmelanoma skin cancers) and the second leading cause of cancer death among women, after lung cancer.

In 2007, more than 400,000 people nationwide participated in Making Strides walks, including nearly 80,000 walkers at 15 events in New England.  The Boston event is the single-largest Making Strides event in the nation.