Number of those I know who've died from cancer: 5

Nearly half of all Californians born today will develop cancer at some point in their lives. Wow. That is astounding but not unbelievable. The amount of people, unfortunately, that I know who have died because of cancer just went up by one last week. We just talked about in class how in the 1920s it was more common to know of deaths [due to disease] than it is now. But that seems to be changing with cancer. How prevalent is death in your life?

Later this year, Californians will vote on an initiative to provide more than half a billion dollars annually for cancer and medical research.

• reduce suffering and death from cancer in our state.
  
• entirely paid for with an increase in the tax on cigarettes.

Please sign this petition supporting this initiative to fund cancer research.

www.acscan.org/CApetition

Fact: This research funding will be controlled by a board of cancer researchers, doctors and other experts. They will ensure that 98 cents of every dollar goes directly to lifesaving work and not state bureaucracy.

• fewer kids will start smoking
  
• more adults will get the help they need to quit