'Celebrate, remember and fight' cancer with campus Relay For Life
Evan Aue and Amanda Snider Special to The Collegian
Issue date: 9/11/08 Section: Opinion
On Sept. 20, Hillsdale College's campus will turn out a massive effort to support life in what will be the campus's sixth annual Relay for Life event.
Why bring Relay for Life to Hillsdale's campus? The American Cancer Society says that in Relay for Life, we remember those lost to cancer and support those who face it, with the chief goal of eliminating the disease.
The mission of Hillsdale College's Relay for Life program is to celebrate, remember and fight back.
As most have personally realized, cancer is a devastating disease that affects thousands, including many on our own campus, so it is our goal to provide support, create awareness and spread a message of hope.
The battle against cancer does not start with a diagnosis, but begins with you and me.
By uniting our time, talents and resources, we join with all who participate in Relay events in the fight against cancer, hoping to continue the progress made toward a cure and ending the disease.
Hillsdale College is a politically motivated campus, and we realize the idea that the ACS would fund a campaign for a socialized health care system is cause for alarm.
But it is simply untrue.
Like many other health-related non-profits, the ACS launched a campaign in 2007 encouraging lawmakers and citizens alike to look at options for the uninsured.
Recent studies confirm that uninsured Americans are more likely than those with insurance to be diagnosed with late-stage cancer that requires more expensive treatment and is more likely to be fatal.
A 2007 New York Times article that is often cited in this discussion explains, "Other surveys have found that one of every four families afflicted by cancer, which is projected to kill 560,000 Americans [in 2007], is effectively impoverished by the fight, including one of every five with insurance."
The ACS recognizes this as a significant problem, but does not state what the solution should be.
Why bring Relay for Life to Hillsdale's campus? The American Cancer Society says that in Relay for Life, we remember those lost to cancer and support those who face it, with the chief goal of eliminating the disease.
The mission of Hillsdale College's Relay for Life program is to celebrate, remember and fight back.
As most have personally realized, cancer is a devastating disease that affects thousands, including many on our own campus, so it is our goal to provide support, create awareness and spread a message of hope.
The battle against cancer does not start with a diagnosis, but begins with you and me.
By uniting our time, talents and resources, we join with all who participate in Relay events in the fight against cancer, hoping to continue the progress made toward a cure and ending the disease.
Hillsdale College is a politically motivated campus, and we realize the idea that the ACS would fund a campaign for a socialized health care system is cause for alarm.
But it is simply untrue.
Like many other health-related non-profits, the ACS launched a campaign in 2007 encouraging lawmakers and citizens alike to look at options for the uninsured.
Recent studies confirm that uninsured Americans are more likely than those with insurance to be diagnosed with late-stage cancer that requires more expensive treatment and is more likely to be fatal.
A 2007 New York Times article that is often cited in this discussion explains, "Other surveys have found that one of every four families afflicted by cancer, which is projected to kill 560,000 Americans [in 2007], is effectively impoverished by the fight, including one of every five with insurance."
The ACS recognizes this as a significant problem, but does not state what the solution should be.
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