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Cynthia Nixon helps raise awareness of breast cancer
By Sue Mueller
Apr 16, 2008 - 4:10:53 PM

WEDNESDAY April 16, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- Susan G Komen for the Cure announced on April 15 that Emmy and Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon, a breast cancer survivor, has joined the organization as an ambassador to help raise awareness and encourage others to join the breast cancer movement.

As an Ambassador, Nixon shares her personal experiences with battling breast cancer in hopes of empowering other women to take an active role in their breast health.

"As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, knowing my personal risk made me more aware and more empowered when I faced my own diagnosis," said Nixon.

"I want to help Susan G. Komen for the Cure educate the 1.1 million women around the globe who face a diagnosis each year. Even if breast cancer doesn't run in your family – take charge. Talk with your doctor, make healthy lifestyle choices and most importantly, know your body as that can make all the difference in the world."

Nixon had a lumpectomy two year sago and then underwent six and a half weeks of radiotherapy, according to the Associated Press.  She also helped her mother fight breast cancer.

Many honors have been given to the actress for her role in HBO's much celebrated series, Sex and the City, in which she played Miranda.  Nixon has been seen in many other movies.

It seems that Susan G Komen for the Cure emphasizes early detection and screening of breast cancer, a disease that is diagnosed in about 190,000 women and kills about 50,000 of them each year in the United States.