Apply to be a CAC officer for the 2012-2013 year!

With the end of the school year fast approaching, we are looking for hardworking, responsible individuals to lead the club next year. If you would like to be more involved in CAC's mission of raising cancer awareness and engaging in related service activities, we have a variety of positions for you to consider (for more info, see the link below):

Vice President
Relay For Life Chair
Cancer Awareness Chair
Volunteer Opportunities Coordinator
Treasurer
Secretary

All CAC members are welcome to apply so if you are interested, please fill out the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N593NRP by Monday April 16 at 11:59 pm.

Thank you!

Project Spotlight: Locks of Love - The Rice Thresher - Rice University

Project Spotlight: Locks of Love - The Rice Thresher - Rice University

Cancer preventative care a part of Rice's "Culture of Care" - Opinion - The Rice Thresher - Rice University

Cancer preventative care a part of Rice's "Culture of Care" - Opinion - The Rice Thresher - Rice University

Wear Yellow - LIVESTRONG DAY

Bring awareness to to the global cancer crisis. Pledge to wear yellow with Lance Armstrong on October 2, 2011.

http://livestrongday.livestrong.org/dashboard/

Picture Cancer

Understand the development of cancer through pictures in this video from New York Times.

Keeping Active Instead of Resting Post-Treatment Recommended

Cancer patients who exercise post-treatment can lower recurrence rate and should be given the support to lead an active life.

Over 80% of patients do not exercise after their cancer treatments, but teams of experts are recommended to start introducing the concept of exercise early on in the process.

"The advice that I would have previously given to one of my patients would have been to 'take it easy'...This has now changed significantly because of the recognition that if physical exercise were a drug, it would be hitting the headlines."

Technology Offers New Hope as a Brain Tumor Treatment

The NovoTTF-100A System uses electrodes to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive form of brain tumor.

In 2010, there were 13,140 deaths from brain and other nervous system cancers in the United States. In April 2011, the FDA approved the NovoTTF-100A System that will offer new hope for adults with recurring or progressing GBM even after receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapies.

YouTube Stars Speak Out Against Smoking

ACS started an initiative called XOutCig to target the issue of teen smoking, and many YouTube stars became involved. Here is an original video production by YouTube stars WongFu Production and David Choi that presents a peculiar heath effect of smoking. Watch for some good laughs too!

FDA Requires Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes

Warning labels will be required on the top half of all cigarette packs and advertisements starting September 2012.

“These labels are frank, honest and powerful depictions of the health risks of smoking, and they will help encourage smokers to quit, and prevent children from smoking”

Smartphones that Detect Cancer

A microNMR device that can detect cancer in an hour and send the results right to a smartphone.

"...oncologists have needed a rapid, minimally intrusive, and accurate method for cancer screening for a long time. The beauty of the microNMR device is that it solves a handful of problems that plague current cancer screening methods..."