In the marathon, having your name visible is quintessential to the experience. On the right shoulder of each shirt was a logo for the Costas Cure Foundation. Costas Migadakis would have graduated from Columbia Business School in 2000 had he not died the summer after his first year of testicular cancer. The Costas Cure Foundation is dedicated to the awareness, education, treatment and research of testicular cancer in the US and internationally. The good news about testicular cancer is that it is one of the most curable cancers, with high survival rates if it is diagnosed and treated early.
Early intervention is the key factor that leads to a favorable prognosis.
To this end, the Foundation has already started making presentations on high school and college campuses to raise awareness of testicular cancer. The CBS Runners Club will continue to run races on behalf of the Costas Cure Foundation. Many of you contributed money to the Costas Cure Foundation at the Halloween Happy Hour. Thank you all. An approximate 32,000 runners enter the NYC marathon each year.