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Saturday, May 04, 2024 — Houston, TX

Erica Soltero


NEWS 4/9/09 7:00pm

Teamwork integral to cancer awareness

Cancer is a devastating disease that has affected over 10.8 million Americans. The American Cancer Society estimate that approximately 565,650 Americans died of cancer in 2008. That means that across the nation, 565,650 families experienced the loss of a son, daughter, mother or father to cancer in the year 2008 alone.Now, imagine this devastation happening every year.