Breast cancer accounts for 10.4 percent of all cancer diagnoses.
In 2004 alone, 519,000 individuals lost their lives to breast cancer. This will be the third year the trainers have put together the event, which will take place this year May 31 at The College of New Jersey. “It actually started with one of our fellow co-athletic trainers, Cheri Drysdale, who’s part of a committee on a national level,” explained Jenn Lister, a trainer for the women’s track and field and men’s basketball teams. “She brainstormed a little bit, and we jumped right on board with her three years ago. It was successful, and we’re continuing it,” Lister added. The group opted to put on a tennis charity tournament because tennis is a sport that many people can participate in. “What do we have as sports Couples based, a sport that we know how to cover We wanted to have less restrictions on who could be a part of this,” Lister said. Tennis fit the bill perfectly &mdash a sport that young and old alike often play. Other sports that are geared toward younger age groups, such as lacrosse or soccer, likely would have dissuaded members of older age groups from participating.
“We’ve had college students all the way up to … 65-year-olds play,” Lister said.