A Race Against Death – A Race For Life: Del Mar Race Track Joins Fight Against Lung Cancer

July 29, 2011 - PRLog -- A RACE AGAINST DEATH – A RACE FOR LIFE:

JOE HARPER, DEL MAR RACE TRACK JOINS FIGHT AGAINST LUNG CANCER, HOSTS SPECIAL “BREATH OF LIFE” RACE ON SUNDAY, JULY 31, at 3:45 PM
PART OF SECOND UNPRECEDENTED LUNG CANCER “DAY AT THE RACES” EVENT FOR LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

BIGGEST CANCER KILLER FOR WOMEN AND MEN, LUNG CANCER, RECEIVES THE LEAST FUNDS FOR RESEARCH BECAUSE LUNG CANCER REMAINS
ONLY CANCER WHERE VICTIMS ARE STIGMATIZED
AND BLAMED FOR THEIR DISEASE

WHO:              Lung Cancer Foundation of America & Del Mar Race Track

WHAT:          
Unprecedented  lung cancer “Day at the Races” event featuring a special “BREATH OF LIFE” race, 5th Race of the Day, at 3:45 PM to help educate the public about lung cancer, the number one cancer killer for men and women in the US, and to support lung cancer  research.
See article  here:  http://thecoastnews.com/view/full_story/14763780/article-Day-at-the-Races-to-aid-lung-cancer-research?instance=coast_more_news.

WHEN:           Sunday, July 31, 2011
                       12 Noon – 6:30 PM

WHERE:        
Del Mar Race Track
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd
Del Mar, CA 92014
LCFA Umbrella, near the Turf Club entrance

WHY:            
Director, president, general manager and CEO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Joe Harper and his wife Barbara want to support the lung cancer fight of their long-time friend, Paula Zinnemann.  Paula is the widow of famed Hollywood producer and founder of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, Ed Friendly, a lung cancer survivor, LCFA advocate, and former Rancho Santa Fe resident.
Thousands of racing fans will learn that lung cancer is the number one cancer killer for women and men in the USA.
Lung cancer stands alone in that the prognosis for this disease in 2011 is the same as it was almost 40 years ago, with an estimated 5-year survival rate for lung cancer of just 15%.
This year, lung cancer will claim more lives than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney and melanoma cancers - COMBINED.
Lung cancer research is severely under funded, particularly in the areas of early detection and a cure.
Fans will learn that an organization exists to advocate and educate lung cancer patients, survivors, and their families and friends – the Lung Cancer Foundation of America.
Guests will drink, dine, and watch the races as guests of the Turf Club in the large patio of the Il Palio Restaurant, located atop the grandstand on the 6th floor, offering spectacular views of the racing action.
Silent auction items such as:
Week stay in Hawaii condo
Tickets to Keith Urban at the Staples Center
ShaggoStrand skateboard
$500 bottle of wine
Lunch @ Pamplemousse
Deer Valley ski lodging
and much more...

About the Lung Cancer Foundation of America:
LCFA was established by two lung cancer survivors and a lung cancer widow. Although their life experiences vary greatly the three of them have come to the same realization…the poor survival rate for lung cancer is a direct result of the lack of funding for lung cancer research.  Working with many of the top lung cancer researchers and clinicians in this country, LCFA has seen how lung cancer researchers are trying diligently to unlock the secrets unique to lung cancer. They have also witnessed the inordinate amount of time researchers spend in an effort to secure money to pay for the research, an effort that distracts them from their primary research function. The abysmal state of funding for lung cancer research also discourages new researchers who, instead, gravitate to where the money is, leaving a potential gaping hole in future lung cancer research programs.  LCFA's mission is to save lives by dramatically increasing the five-year survival rates for all stages of lung cancer, the nation's leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women.  LCFA will accomplish this by providing the necessary and critical funding for creative and leading edge lung cancer research programs.  http://lcfamerica.org/

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