Breast Cancer Stamp Debuts in June

WASHINGTON--The US Postal Service will release its Breast CancerAwareness stamp on June 15, in conjunction with the 1996 NationalRace for the Cure, the 5K race that raises money to fund breastcancer research, education, treatment, and screening.

Race for the Cure was founded by the Susan G. Komen Breast CancerFoundation, established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker in memory ofher sister Susan G. Komen, who died of breast cancer at the ageof 36.

Sale of the stamp will launch a 4-month public service campaignduring which the Postal Service will join with the YWCA's ENCOREplusprogram, the American Cancer Society, Lifetime Television, andseveral breast cancer groups in providing information and mammographyscreenings at neighborhood post offices and other community locations.

The NCI's Cancer Information Service toll-free number (1-800-4-CANCER)will be printed on the top border of each sheet of 20 stamps.One hundred million stamps will be printed.