we're just over two weeks away from maryland's susan g. komen race for the cure. sherrie johnson has more on what is being unveiled today. >> reporter: at 11:30 this morning baltimore mayor sheila dixon along with susan g. komen, they will unveil a new pink city hall dome. this is all in honor of october's breast cancer awareness month. the race for the cure will take place again in hunt valley this year. komen maryland recently conducted a 10-month study to evaluate the state of breast cancer in most of maryland. the report showed women and families in the komen service area showed high death rates from breast cancer. that is why maryland komen officials say frequent checkups are key. >> it's the opportunity for people to know their own bodies and to take care of themselves and advocate for their own health and to get involved with getting diagnosed early enough so that you can have your screening and your treatment at an earlier phase and have the best results or the best opportunities for staying healthy and living a longer life. >> reporter: according to komen,

today the susan g. komene go tour stopped by morgan state university. >> what's going on here is the interactive curriculum to teach men and women about breast health awareness. we have a couple of small videos they watch. one is about the african-american community because african-americans have a higher mortality rate than other ethnic groups. information about how to take care of themselves, know what is normal for them. when to get a clinical breast exam. when to get a mammogram. >> participants also had the opportunity to write on a graffiti wall pledging support or sharing memories of loved ones touched by breast cancer. >>> massage envy clinics around the country are donating $10 from each of today's sessions to the race for the cure. the folks at the massage envy in timonium were all decked out for today's event. >> i'm here to get a massage and to donate the proceeds to susan g. komen which is near and dear to my heart. >> it seems important to me because there's been a lot of research and a lot of p

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the city is partnering with the susan g. komen race for the cure. >> breast cancer does not have to run in a woman's family for her to be at risk. susan g. komen for the cure urges women to take charge of their health. know your risks. get screened every year. once you have turned 40. >> the city will like the dome of city hall in pink in honor of breast cancer month. for parents, there is really nothing like watching your child grow and learn, and that is especially true for one young pennsylvania father who does not take one day of seeing his child's smile for granted. >> alex and sarah cohen and their two little boys look like the perfect family, but everyday activities that most people take for granted are a challenge to this 33-year-old father. >> there is not a minute throughout the day that i did not realize that i have this problem. >> i give him all the credit in the world for what he goes through. >> you would not know it by looking at alex, but he can barely see. he suffers from rp. it is a degenerative condition that i

baltimore mayor sheila dixon along with susan g. komen will light the city hall dome pink.maryland recently conducted a 10-month study to evaluate the state of breast cancer in most of maryland. the report shows women and families in komen maryland service area showed high death rates from breast cancer. that is why maryland komen officials say frequent checkups are the key. >> what we hope is that people will get a little bit tuned in to breast cancer awareness and will think about what they've done in terms of their own health and have they had their mammogram this year and had their clinical breast exam. >> reporter: according to komen, maryland has the fifth highest cancer rate in the country. african-american women in maryland do not have an incidence of breast cancer as white women but have a higher death rate when compared to white women. that means once diagnosed a african-american woman has a higher chance of dying from breast cancer than a white woman. more than 800 million women in maryland will be dying from breast cancer this year. it's sunday, october 18th. fo

baltimore mayor sheila dixon along with the maryland affiliate of the susan g. komen race for the cure will light the city hall dome in pink in honor of october's breast cancer awareness month. the race for the cure will be in hunt valley. komen maryland recently conducted a 10-month study to evaluate the state of breast cancer in most of maryland. the report shows that women and families in the komen maryland service area showed high death rates from breast cancer. that is why maryland komen officials say routine checkups are very important. >> it's the opportunity for people to know their own bodies and to take care of themselves and advocate for their own health and to get involved with getting diagnosed early enough so that you can have your screening and your treatment at an earlier phase and have the best results or the best opportunities for staying healthy and living a longer life. >> reporter: according to komen, maryland has the fifth highest cancer rate in the country. african-american women in maryland do not have as high as incidence of breast cancer as w

mayor dixon and members of the susan g. komen foundation helped kick off breast cancer awareness month. they stress the importance of early detection and screening particularly in african-american communities. >> for african-american women, baltimore city has the second highest annual death rate in the state. these numbers are unacceptable. >> the city hall dome will be lighted pink for the month of october. >>> meantime university of baltimore gets a new look tonight. new street banners were unveiled earlier today replacing the old ones at the university's midtown campus. each design celebrates the slogan knowledge that works. >> it will also help define the area of the campus. >> a renowned designer and founder of new york magazine led this particular project. >>> a cooler day but still very nice out there. no complaints there. vytas reid has the first look at the excise. >> looks like we saw a little mixture of sun and clinics. no heavy rain except to the south and east of the city where more of the heavier showers were contai

. >> we're weeks away from the susan g. komen race for the cure in maryland.is morning we have a story of one breast cancer survivor being honored. >> we want to bring in michelle and also geralyn. they join us this morning from new york city. good morning. >> good morning. >> michelle, you are with the women of hope and beautiful. tell us about your organization helping women with breast cancer. >> i am a breast cancer survivor and i attended a look good feel better seminar while starting the beginning of my chemo treatment. i was excited to receive a flyer about the look good/feel better. i attended the seminar and just thought it was a fantastic, you know, way to help women cope with the inevidentableses of going through chemo, losing hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, self-esteem. >> you're also a breast cancer survivor as well as author. what did you hope to accomplish with your book? >> hi, megan. first of all, thanks for sponsoring the race. means so much to us. my book is called "why i wore lipstick to my mastectomy." i did wear lipstick and i found out michel

susan g. komen for the cure studied breast cancer in maryland for 10 months and found we rank fifth in the nation for breast cancer death rates. mammograms and other screenings will uncover more than 3,600 new cases of breast cancer in maryland this year. and it's estimated that 810 maryland women will zyfrom the disease. that means we have the nation's fifth highest breast cancer mortality rate. more than 27 deaths for every 100,000 women in maryland. the national average is 25 out of 100,000. the study also found that despite all the medical resources in maryland many women still don't get the mammograms they need. only 57% of women 40 years and older get an exam each year. that drops to just under 35% of the women do not have health coverage. komen maryland also found african-american women face unique breast cancer issues. while they don't have as high as incidence as white women african-americans do have a higher death rate. while baltimore city's overall death rate is lower than state and nati

dara richards richardson-heron, affiliate of susan g. komen for the cure. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> donations, how are they this year? >> by and large, they're down. corporation donations are down. but you know, our mission is so important, people are still giving and we're very happy to know that. >> what can we do to get these cheap scapes to open up their wallet? >> if you're anywhere near new york, come to central park or one of the sites our our website. >> give us that. >> okay. >> komennyc.org. >> that's right. you can sign up for the race until 12:00 noon tomorrow. you can also go do the hilton hotel, which is at 53rd street and 6th avenue. and we can do preregistration there until 9:00 tonight or until 5:00 tomorrow. you can register on race day. we just want everyone to come out and support us. >> how can i go about making a donation? i'm not real big on racing. >> well, i have to admit i'm not either. but you know, it's important for people to know, it's not a race. most people walk. >> right. >> 25,000 people. m

. >> september 15th we'll be offering $35 for a full body massage and $10 will go to the susan g. komenour locations are 90% booked and it will be a fun day to do raffles and at not. and i'm green with envy over julie. kathy is a massage therapist. and you couple in reflexology aswell as massage. it's all under the same umbrella. >> it is because. we do foot massages and hand massages. and weo believe that you have different organs at different areas on your hands and feet and if they are able to be worked and if you have an injury, you can work it on a reflex point on the hands and feet. >> so in about a minute time explain our hand here. >> so with reflexology, you have an emotion on each finger. you have insecurity, fear, anger and grief and anxiety and confusion. so when you're stuck in traffic or get the road rage, instead of use your middle finger you can just hold it. >> and that will make a difference? >> you will forget where you are. >> reporter: insecurity is your thumb. >> and fear is your pointer finger. and you just grab oand relax. and then anger grief and sorrow. >> so i

all four mayors alock with the susan g. komen will light the city hall zone pink.conducted a ten month study to evaluate the state of breast cancer. the report showed that women and families in maryland service area had high death rate, that's why maryland officials say routine check ups are really important. >>> what we hope is that people will get a little bit tuned into breast cancer awareness and will think about what they have done in terms of their own health and have they had their mammogram and clinical breast exam. according to komen, maryland has the fifth highest in the country are, -- as white women but have a higher death rate when compared to white women. this means once diagnosed an african american woman has a greater chance of dying of breast cancer than a white woman and nearly 800 will die of breast cancer this year. the race is scheduled for monday, october 18th. reporting live,. >>> all right. we are will see you at 9:00 here this morning with good morning maryland a lot of topics and you will be interested in every single one of them. we will

take a look at this from the susan g. komeny girls, to my chi chis, to my hooters, to my tatas in their normal state of being. >> this ad features men with breasts. there you have it. man boobs. are these ads really working? the leading cause of kearps death is among young women. do we lose a point because of delivery or should you do whatever it takes to save lives? october is breast cancer awareness month. crossing the line? let us know. norah, what do you think? >> tamron, i have something i want to get off my chest. >> as long as it gets the message out and saves lives. >> i'm glad you are staying abreast of the issues. this is important -- >> norah o'donnell. >> tamron hall. >> you are supposed to be on a higher plane than that. it is pretty funny. you should white for leno. >> it is good stuff. if it brings awareness to breast cancer. it is shocking. but it is an important issue and we should be aware of the risks and how to prevent it. >> good stuff. it is almost 4:00 on the east coast there is a lot more information str