HOPE Walk & Rally

 
To date, we have raised over $200,000 for lung cancer research and educated the community about the effects of radon, a top cause of lung cancer, among other early detection and prevention techniques. We hope to raise at least another $25,000 this year and with your help I know we can do it. This is a meaningful event for the entire family bringing together survivors, caregivers and community leaders to speak about the impact cancer has had on them and the advancements being made to treat. Did you know? One in sixteen Americans will receive a diagnosis of lung cancer during their lifetime • About 65% of all new lung cancer diagnoses are among people who have never smoked or are former smokers • Each gender accounts for about half of lung cancer diagnoses • Lung cancer takes more lives annually than the next three leading cancers combined • Because there is no widely available, effective early diagnostic test for lung cancer, only 15% of people will be diagnosed in the earliest, often symptomless stage • When lung cancer is detected early, patients have more treatment options and better outcomes