They have their bypasses and they live long enough to develop cancer. But the elderly aren't the only ones caught in cancer's web. Statistics show that cancer has kept pace as the county has grown, and the disease afflicts people of all ages and walks of life. It is everywhere, if only we stop to look. Its human touch is pervasive, hurting victims' relatives, friends, even casual acquaintances.
Cancer kills dreams, gives false hope, snuffs it out.
Pa. He died in December at age 62. Cancer's strength has given rise to an entire branch of the medical community, whose purpose is to educate people about cancer and help them avoid contracting it. When those efforts fail, there is an entirely different group that helps spot cancer, track it, treat it, get rid of it, help people deal with it, and ultimately, help people as they die from it. Cancer's capacity to inspire can't be overstated. Look no further than the Relay for Life, which brings together hundreds of survivors and their supporters to walk through the night and help the American Cancer Society raise money.