Support Early Detection of Lung Cancer

With a direct focus on the early detection of lung cancer, The Gift of Life and Breath is a 5k run/walk organized to provide research support and public awareness for early lung cancer detection.

It is the goal and intent of this event to offer a positive outreach to the community and give lung cancer the immediate attention it needs. Public awareness and support are both key factors in attracting the funding that is needed for this important endeavor.

The race is a means of thanking the participants for the gift they are giving to the future…the gift of life and breath.

2011 Lung Cancer Statistics:

• 221,130 newly diagnosed
• 156,940 deaths from lung cancer (85,600 among men and 71,340 among women), accounting for about 27% of all cancer deaths.
• Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.