Akron Fashion Week Goes " Pink " Breast Cancer Awareness Soiree

54 East Mill Street,Akron OH 44308

21 October, 2022

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The Akron Fashion Week Council Goes "PINK " during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month This signature Fashion Night Out is a Party With A Purpose " held annually to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Survivor Day , that effectively fuses fashion and philanthropy. The primary goal of this event is to raise awareness about Breast Cancer Awareness among women. The affair also honors Breast Cancer Survivors for their individual efforts to raise awareness and education in the community with the coveted “ AKFW PINK ” Award. The affair will include live entertainment, cocktail reception with a silent auction, more. For Corporate Sponsors and Vendors Please contact 877-257-1330 and or email us @ [email protected] Facts Globally: Breast cancer affects more women than any other type of cancer and is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. In the US: A US woman’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is 1 in 8. Breast cancer has the highest mortality rate of any cancer in women between the ages of 20 and 59. African American women have a 31% breast cancer mortality rate – the highest of any U.S. racial or ethnic group. Among women younger than 45, breast cancer incidence is higher among African American women than White women. Younger women in general, and younger African American women in particular, are more likely to present with the triple negative subtype of the disease, a subtype that is both more aggressive and associated with a higher mortality. Over the past 20 years, despite the universal drop in mortality rates, we have seen a rise in the incidence of breast cancer in African American women. In particular, disparities between mortality rates for white and black women have grown significantly. The mortality rate for Black women diagnosed with breast cancer is 42% higher than the comparable rate for White women. Triple negative breast cancer is diagnosed more often in American women of African descent than in those of European descent in the United States. ABOUT US: Akron Fashion Council is a partnership of the Independent Designers, Fashion Stylist Associates, producers and Models and was created to increase economic development in the area of fashion design, Clothing merchandising and modeling, and to enhance the visibility of the Fashion Industry in Akron and Northeastern, Ohio. Akron Fashion Week Offices 526 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44311 (O) 877-257-1330