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OCTOBER <strong>2010</strong> | UNITED.COM<br />
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Everyone Looks<br />
Good in Pink<br />
UNITED SHOWS SUPPORT DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.<br />
IF YOU SEE A UNITED EMPLOYEE sporting pink neckwear or<br />
a pink hat, it’s because he or she is showing support for<br />
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.<br />
By wearing pink items throughout the month of<br />
October, our employees become visible symbols of our<br />
support for those battling the disease and those working<br />
to fi nd a cure.<br />
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer<br />
in women in the United States, after skin cancer.<br />
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS),<br />
an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast<br />
cancer are expected to be diagnosed among women<br />
in the United States this year. An estimated 40,170<br />
women were expected to die from the disease in 2009<br />
alone. Today, there are about 2.5 million breast cancer<br />
survivors living in the United States.<br />
United’s corporate involvement with organizations<br />
that raise awareness and provide critical care and<br />
support to individuals and families stricken with the<br />
disease by this disease has become a signifi cant part of<br />
our portfolio of giving. During National Breast Cancer<br />
Awareness Month, that support will help promote<br />
breast cancer awareness, share information on the<br />
disease and provide greater access to screening services.<br />
Customers and employees can also support the cause<br />
at any time throughout the year by making a donation<br />
of Mileage Plus Miles to Breast Cancer Network of<br />
Strength at united.com/charitymiles. Through the<br />
generosity of our customers, more than 128 million<br />
miles have already been donated to help individuals<br />
fi ghting cancer receive the treatment they need.<br />
We hope you will join us and continue to show<br />
support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.<br />
Walk, donate, educate and wear your pink proudly!<br />
For more information about Breast Cancer Network of Strength, visit networkofstrength.org. Peer counselors can be emailed or<br />
contacted at 800-221-2141, with interpreters available in more than 150 languages.<br />
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