Relay for Life kicks off
CHENANGO COUNTY – Relay for Life season in Chenango County officially began Tuesday at a kickoff event, reminding everyone that fundraising for the event is a year round event.
Team captains and Relay Committee members gathered at Morrisville State’s Norwich Campus Tuesday night and began discussing the 2009 Relay for Life. “We’re all here for different reasons,” said committee member Deb Myers. “Cancer has touched all of us in different ways, but we’re all a team and we’re here to celebrate, remember, and fight back.”
Dr. Michael Fallon, a radiation oncologist at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, was the guest speaker for the night. Fallon discussed the progress that has been made in cancer research and treatment in just the last 15 years. Fallon explained that when he began his residency, some forms of cancer, like breast or prostate cancer, were diagnosed when someone felt a lump or mass. “Now we rarely see that,” Fallon said. “Now, by screening the population, you can pick up those cancers in the early stages before you can feel them.”
While there have been huge advances in the diagnosis of some forms of cancer, Fallon said there is still a lot of frustration with others. “The frustrations are with things like pancreatic cancer and lung cancer that we can’t pick up early,” Fallon said. However he pointed out that the diagnosis of cancer is not as bleak as it once was. Fallon explained that 15 years ago, doctors could cure about 10 percent of cancer patients, while the other 90 percent were on palliative care. “Now it’s about 50/50. That’s a big jump in a 15 year period.”
Fallon credited events like the Relay for Life for helping make those positive strides. “This event leads people to come out and support the American Cancer Society and actually allows us to do the research that translates into the clinic,” Fallon said. “Thank you for everything you do to fund what we do in the clinic.”
This year’s Relay for Life will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18 at the Chenango County Fairgrounds. The theme of this year’s event will be “A Silver Celebration.” In honor of 25 years of Relay for Life, this year’s theme will focus on the silver anniversary of Relay and showcase some trends made popular in the 1980s.
Anyone interested in starting or joining a Relay team should visit the event web site at www.relayforlife.org/chenangocountyny.
The Relay’s first event wide fundraiser, Strike out Cancer, will be held from noon to midnight on Feb. 28 at Plaza Lanes. Proceeds from bowling games, shoe rental and food and drink sales sold throughout the day will benefit the 2009 Relay.
Team captains and Relay Committee members gathered at Morrisville State’s Norwich Campus Tuesday night and began discussing the 2009 Relay for Life. “We’re all here for different reasons,” said committee member Deb Myers. “Cancer has touched all of us in different ways, but we’re all a team and we’re here to celebrate, remember, and fight back.”
Dr. Michael Fallon, a radiation oncologist at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, was the guest speaker for the night. Fallon discussed the progress that has been made in cancer research and treatment in just the last 15 years. Fallon explained that when he began his residency, some forms of cancer, like breast or prostate cancer, were diagnosed when someone felt a lump or mass. “Now we rarely see that,” Fallon said. “Now, by screening the population, you can pick up those cancers in the early stages before you can feel them.”
While there have been huge advances in the diagnosis of some forms of cancer, Fallon said there is still a lot of frustration with others. “The frustrations are with things like pancreatic cancer and lung cancer that we can’t pick up early,” Fallon said. However he pointed out that the diagnosis of cancer is not as bleak as it once was. Fallon explained that 15 years ago, doctors could cure about 10 percent of cancer patients, while the other 90 percent were on palliative care. “Now it’s about 50/50. That’s a big jump in a 15 year period.”
Fallon credited events like the Relay for Life for helping make those positive strides. “This event leads people to come out and support the American Cancer Society and actually allows us to do the research that translates into the clinic,” Fallon said. “Thank you for everything you do to fund what we do in the clinic.”
This year’s Relay for Life will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18 at the Chenango County Fairgrounds. The theme of this year’s event will be “A Silver Celebration.” In honor of 25 years of Relay for Life, this year’s theme will focus on the silver anniversary of Relay and showcase some trends made popular in the 1980s.
Anyone interested in starting or joining a Relay team should visit the event web site at www.relayforlife.org/chenangocountyny.
The Relay’s first event wide fundraiser, Strike out Cancer, will be held from noon to midnight on Feb. 28 at Plaza Lanes. Proceeds from bowling games, shoe rental and food and drink sales sold throughout the day will benefit the 2009 Relay.
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