Vantel Pearls sponsors Bike Ride for Brain Tumor Research
On May 20, 2007, the Brain Tumor Society Ride for Research had 1,200 cyclists, Virtual Riders, volunteers and sponsors working to raise awareness and funding to fight this disease, educate for prevention and help those diagnosed with brain tumors. According to the Brain Tumor Research Society, this year's Ride was the biggest yet!
Vantel Pearls President, Joan Hartel, center in blue, with a group of other cyclists at the Brain Tumor Society Ride for Research.
Brain tumors are the leading cause of solid tumor cancer death in children under the age of 20, now surpassing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). They are the second leading cause of cancer death in male adults ages 20-29 and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in female adults ages 20-39.
