As a cancer survivor, Officer Craig Phinney sees himself as handed a second chance at living. Knowing the many trials cancer patients endure and with deep gratitude for his own survival, Phinney and his wife founded Cops Against Cancer. The nonprofit's mission is two-fold:
- Helping those cancer patients and their families with the overwhelming and unexpected expenses and challenges presented to them during a very difficult time of their lives.
- Assisting to build Colorectal Cancer awareness within our communities through public and patient education and to provide the resources for those in need of our assistance.
In the U.S., cancer accounts for one of every four deaths, according to numbers released by the American Cancer Society. Well over a million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year.
Do you know what the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. is? Colorectal cancer - which is a very preventable disease. Many people are not aware that screenings for this disease could save thousands of lives each year. Unfortunately, these tests are not used as often as they could be.
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