After this years 14th annual Panerathon 10K/2 mile fun run/walk, there's plenty to celebrate for advocates of breast cancer research.

That's because the event, which was attended by more than 10-thousand people, raised more than $600 thousand dollars to benefit the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center (JACBCC) at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

That brings the bringing overall impact to more than $4 million dollars, according to Phoebe Breckenridge, the Panerathon race director.

"We are blown away by the success of this year's Panerathon," said Sam Covelli, CEO of Covelli Enterprises. "We could not have reached the milestone of $4 million raised for the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center without the support of our participants, sponsors, volunteers, and supporters, who have been loyal to our cause for well over a decade. Every year at Panerathon we continue to show the world the generosity and the unity of the Mahoning Valley community."

The money raised from Panerathon has also allowed for the purchase of a mobile mammography unit that has brought the life-saving services of the JACBCC to even more women in the region who may not have had access previously.

The unit has performed over 11,000 exams in the tri-county area since 2016 and is the only of its kind in eastern Ohio with 3D mammography technology, which improves breast cancer detection and accuracy, according to Breckenridge.

At the JACBCC, 130,000 exams have been performed since its doors opened in 2011.