Light The Night Walk For A Cure - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society organized its fourth-annual Light the Night Walk in The Woodlands, Texas, attracting more than 1000 walkers. The walk raised over $235,000 towards research for blood cancers. The event has been increasingly popular, quadrupling both in number of participants and dollars raised in the last four years. Light the Night Walk is a national campaign that celebrates everyone who has been touched by cancer. During the two to three mile route, walkers carry different colored balloons designating their status and dedication banners displaying a name or message to honor a family member or friend with cancer. Aside from the actual walk, the event offers food, live entertainment, and family activities.

Donations are still being accepted for the cause. To give a donation or for more information visit the Light the Night Web site.

Source: Woodland Online

Kennedy Wins American Cancer Society's Medal Of Honor For Cancer Control - Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts was presented with the American Cancer Society’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor for Cancer Control, on Friday for his forty-year legislative fight against cancer. Kennedy, who is fighting his own battle with brain cancer, has advocated for issues ranging from equal access to health care, increased funding for cancer research, and early detection cancer screenings during his time in the Senate. As chairman of the Senate’s health subcommittee, he led the passage of the National Cancer Act, which authorized increased funding for federal cancer research, currently amounting to over $4 billion per year. He has also supported research and education related to blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. In the upcoming 111th Congress, Kennedy is looking to introduce comprehensive cancer legislation that will address all of cancer care, ranging from prevention to treatment to cure.

Source: American Cancer Society