7 Ways You Can Help in the Fight against Cancer ...

By Kelly

7 Ways You Can Help in the Fight against Cancer ...

Since we can’t all be brilliant doctors in a lab curing cancer, we are forced to look towards other way to join in the fight against cancer. Cancer is a terrible disease that spares no one based on age, race, income, or how kind they are. It is a terrible thing, but almost everyone knows someone who has lost a life or has survived in the battle against cancer. Use these ways to join in the fight against cancer and help make a difference in the lives of others.

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Join a Walk

Join a Walk Across the nations, there are tons of walks that are dedicated to supporting the fight against cancer. The most famous might be the Susan G Komen Walk for a Cure to support Breast Cancer, but Relay for Life is also a pretty famous one. No matter what the walk is or which cancer it is supporting, it can be one of the easiest and simplest ways to help in the fight against cancer.

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Donate to Research

Donate to Research While supporting those with cancer is incredibly important, we will only be able to find a cure through research. There are incredible doctors across the nation, working around the clock to find a cure to end cancer. Any major hospital with a research lab will gladly take a donation to support their research labs, or you can donate to non-profits like the Cancer Research Institute or Cancer Research UK. Almost any major cancer organization spends a good portion on their donations raised on research.

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Dance Marathons

Dance Marathons This might be one of the more fun ways to fight against cancer. What better way to kick cancer’s butt than dancing for an extended period of time? Set one up at your local community center or high school. Have people register and they will pledge a small amount of money for every hour they stay on their feet. I am a part of Penn State’s Dance Marathon (THON), and my sophomore year, I stood for 46 hours without sitting or sleeping. It is easy to ignore the aching in your feet when you are standing up against cancer. Cancer never sleeps and neither do we!

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Volunteer at Hospitals

Volunteer at Hospitals Personally being there for someone fighting cancer can make all the difference in his or her battle. Spend time volunteering at a hospital to make their stay more comfortable, give them activities to do, or anything to make their fight that much easier. People really underestimate how much a simple smile from a stranger can mean to someone undergoing treatment for cancer.

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Be There for a Friend

Be There for a Friend Almost everyone knows someone who is battling cancer. If you want to help fight cancer, help them become a survivor. Be there to listen to them, cook them dinner, drive them to treatment. Do anything to show that you will stand by them during their struggle. People underestimate how important social support is in the fight against cancer. Just being there for a friend can make all the difference.

Famous Quotes

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Plutarch
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Stay Healthy

Stay Healthy While many cancers cannot be prevented, a great step in the fight against cancer is to stay healthy yourself. A healthy diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices, such as using sunscreen and not smoking, can all help prevent you from getting cancer. It may not be doing much to find a cure or raise money, but by not creating one more instance of cancer, you are allowing doctors and researchers to help others.

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Spread the Word

Spread the Word Now that you know all of the ways to help in the fight against cancer, spread the world. Tell others how they can get more involved and encourage your community to help you in the fight. One person can make a huge difference, but a community fighting against cancer is basically an army.

Cancer can be a terrible disease and those battling it need our help. What did you think about these ways to get more involved in the fight against cancer? What are some other great ways to help those fighting it or search for a cure? Do you have someone close to you who is currently battling cancer?

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Where Thoughts and Opinions Converge

I have seen people suffering terribly because of brain cancer.. It's one of those things where you can do nothing for yourself and rely on others! It needs so much care from their people

That other cancers don't get noticed.

I am about 8 months in remission. Ewing's sarcoma bone cancer survivor. My cancer journey was 2 yrs long.

If your friend has cancer then shave your head it's not fair to them.

My aunts best friend passed away 10 minutes ago due to Cancer.

Doesn't have the awareness as much as other cancers. Honestly the only cancer that really does get any kind of attention is

Breast cancer. Which is wonderful & important an the research they have been able to do saves a lot more lives. However, it bothers me

I'm kind of surprised Locks of Love wasn't one.

I hope there is something to fund the research seperately. Not many people are aware of how worse brain cancer can be

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