The American Cancer Society has set Oct. 27 for the inaugural Cobb County Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run in Marietta.

The Making Strides event is the Cancer Society’s premier breast cancer event, and participants have raised more than $400 million nationwide to fight the cancer. The Cancer Society expects almost 227,000 new breast cancer cases to be diagnosed in women this year, with 39,510 deaths from the disease.

The Cobb event will begin at 8 a.m. in Marietta Square.

Registration: $25; www.stridesatlanta.org/marietta; CJ Jimerson 404-949-6474