2013 Relay For Life of the University of Idaho

This year in Idaho, 7,720 people will be diagnosed with cancer and it will claim 2,640 lives. It is clear that more must be done in this state to help eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The American Cancer Society (ACS) combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, ACS fights for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. They save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation?s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing more than $3.5 billion, ACS turn what they know about cancer into what they do. As a result, an estimated 13.7 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. On April 12th ? 13th, 2013, the Relay For Life of the University of Idaho will bring together more than 1,000 cancer survivors, caregivers, family members, and students from our local community committed to ending cancer as a major health problem. The event serves to raise $75,000 to help people get well, stay well and find cures.