As of April 19, breast cancer survivor Bobbie Rodocker has been cancer free for five years.

Bobbie, 49, of Scott Township, is celebrating her success with her family, and taking a stand for others with breast cancer, by taking part in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

The Mother's Day race is set for May 11, at Flagstaff Hill in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park.

"I want to make a difference for people everywhere. The more people that turn out for this, the more support we have in finding a cure. This year we've hit the $500 mark. I realize how important this is. I like to feel like I'm part of it."

Bobbie was first diagnosed with cancer after she found a lump in her left breast on Oct. 4, 2002 -- exactly one week after she married her husband Rody, on Sept. 27.

Her treatment started with six months of chemotherapy (to shrink the tumor), followed by a lumpectomy and six weeks of radiation.

Since her diagnosis and treatment, Bobbie's two daughters, Cheryl, 31, and Melissa, 28, have already had breast exams. She has also alerted her son Cory, 16, to be checked.

"Breast cancer runs in our family. I have two aunts, who passed away, on my father's side who had breast cancer. They didn't pass away from it, but they had breast cancer," she says.

"This race is for a good cause to find a cure so we all don't have to go through this."

She knows that the more people that come, the more the breast cancer cause will be supported -- financially, morally and mentally.

"The more people we can tell about this, the better off we are," Bobbie says.

A Port Authority bus driver, Bobbie actually drove a bus for the Race for the Cure in 2002 before the diagnosis.

"Port Authority let everyone ride for free who had on the T-shirt," she says.

"My sister, Lorrie Hohenbrink, was actually the one that brought participating in the race up to me, She walks in the race every year. She's in the medical profession and started taking part in it."

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure registration opens at 6:30 a.m.

For information, visit www.pittsburghraceforthecure.org