It offers an incredible amount of support. Support has definitely contributed to Duncan's fight against her disease, but she stops to stress the importance of self-examination. It's hard when you are younger because breasts still have a lot of fiber. But if you are under 30 years old you're going to find it with a self exam. Francie Larrieu Smith, an olympian and the National Honorary Chair of the Race, strongly agrees with Duncan's perspective.
Early detection is the most important thing.
Duncan mentions that she has known women in their twenties who have been diagnosed with the disease. No longer is it assumed to hit women over 40. Men can also be victims of breast cancer. Smith explains that there are about 1,400 men diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and from that about 290 will die from the disease. But we are showing the world there is life after breast cancer.