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Colleges Against Cancer comes to campus
Kelly Hopfinger introduces an American Cancer Society organization to Lakeland
Rob Pockat
Issue date: 9/20/07 Section: Features
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According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 559,650 Americans are expected to die of cancer this year. That is more than 1,500 people per day.
Lakeland College senior, Kelly Hopfinger, wants to help fight this deadly disease. She is organizing a new student group, Colleges Against Cancer (CAC), to help wage the war.
CAC is a program created to help eliminate cancer by initiating and supporting the programs of the ACS on college campuses. It is run by college students and is supported by the ACS.
Colleges Against Cancer works through four strategic directions, which are advocacy, cancer education, Relay for Life, and survivorship.
One of the goals for this group is to organize a Relay for Life event in the spring of 2008. The relay will be an overnight event in which teams of people take turns walking or running around a track. The event will not only raise money to help research, prevent, treat, and cure cancer and save lives, but also to remember survivors and those affected by cancer.
"This will be a great opportunity for students to participate and help fight against cancer," Hopfinger said.
The National Institutes of Health estimate overall costs for cancer in 2006 at $206.3 billion: $78.2 billion for direct medical costs; $17.9 billion for indirect morbidity costs (cost of lost productivity due to illness); and $110.2 billion for indirect mortality costs (cost of lost productivity due to premature death).
About 1,444,920 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year alone.
"Cancer takes more than just lives," said Hopfinger. She added that, "Unhealthy lifestyle choices coupled with a lack of health insurance by many Americans is leading to a national crisis. This group will address all of the issues associated with cancer."
The Lakeland chapter of CAC is currently in the process of drafting a constitution, acquiring a faculty advisor, and planning future meetings and events.
To learn more about Colleges Against Cancer, or to join the group, contact Kelly Hopfinger at hopfingerl@lakeland.edu.
The American Cancer Society, the parent group of Colleges Against Cancer, provides many patient and survivor services. They can be reached 24 hours a day via 1-800-ACS-2345 and www.cancer.org.
Lakeland College senior, Kelly Hopfinger, wants to help fight this deadly disease. She is organizing a new student group, Colleges Against Cancer (CAC), to help wage the war.
CAC is a program created to help eliminate cancer by initiating and supporting the programs of the ACS on college campuses. It is run by college students and is supported by the ACS.
Colleges Against Cancer works through four strategic directions, which are advocacy, cancer education, Relay for Life, and survivorship.
One of the goals for this group is to organize a Relay for Life event in the spring of 2008. The relay will be an overnight event in which teams of people take turns walking or running around a track. The event will not only raise money to help research, prevent, treat, and cure cancer and save lives, but also to remember survivors and those affected by cancer.
"This will be a great opportunity for students to participate and help fight against cancer," Hopfinger said.
The National Institutes of Health estimate overall costs for cancer in 2006 at $206.3 billion: $78.2 billion for direct medical costs; $17.9 billion for indirect morbidity costs (cost of lost productivity due to illness); and $110.2 billion for indirect mortality costs (cost of lost productivity due to premature death).
About 1,444,920 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year alone.
"Cancer takes more than just lives," said Hopfinger. She added that, "Unhealthy lifestyle choices coupled with a lack of health insurance by many Americans is leading to a national crisis. This group will address all of the issues associated with cancer."
The Lakeland chapter of CAC is currently in the process of drafting a constitution, acquiring a faculty advisor, and planning future meetings and events.
To learn more about Colleges Against Cancer, or to join the group, contact Kelly Hopfinger at hopfingerl@lakeland.edu.
The American Cancer Society, the parent group of Colleges Against Cancer, provides many patient and survivor services. They can be reached 24 hours a day via 1-800-ACS-2345 and www.cancer.org.
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