Any pledge, regardless of the amount, makes a difference, she said. According to statistics from the American Cancer Society, the risk for cancer is measured in different ways. Lifetime risk statistics, which do not take family history, environmental factors and lifestyle into consideration show the probability that a woman in the United States will develop cancer over the course of a lifetime is one in three. The equivalent probability for men is 50 percent. Just as cancer touches many lives, the basketball teams touch many lives by raising funds and increasing awareness, she said.
Early detection is key.
It can make such a difference. Also, there are programs we provide for the public that many people may not be aware of. The program also makes a difference by providing additional funding for various programs, patient services, support groups and medical research studies in the Lubbock area. It's money that is put to good use, said Jodie Davis, whose daughter began a fight with cancer in March of 1998. The survival rate for the form of cancer her daughter had was 80 percent at the time of her diagnosis, she said.