Today, only 15% of lung cancers are diagnosed at an early, curable stage. But thanks to state-of-the-art screening techniques like those funded by the 21st Century Cures Act and supported by the Cancer Moonshot, lung cancer mortality rates have dropped by 20% in some patient groups. As Draft explains, “other cancers, like breast cancer and prostate cancer, have given us the playbook for lowering the lung cancer mortality rate, and it starts with early detection backed up by quality care.”
Founded by Chris and his wife Keasha, who died of lung cancer in 2011, Team Draft is dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and funding through its Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer—a campaign committed to shattering the misconception that lung cancer is a “smoker’s disease.”
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After leaving Washington, Team Draft is headed to New York City where the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell will host a Tackling Lung Cancer Survivors Luncheon at the TriBeCa Grill for area doctors and lung cancer survivors—including survivors who are participating in Team Draft’s third annual Lung Cancer Survivor’s Super Bowl Challenge. The event is being sponsored by Myraid Genetics.
The centerpiece of Team Draft’s Campaign, the Super Bowl Challenge is a unique fund raising challenge that allows lung cancer survivor-advocates to compete to raise funds for awareness and research. The top three finishers win trips to the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, and Taste of the NFL.
Draft explains, “The Super Bowl Challenge gives us an opportunity to use the overwhelming media coverage surrounding the Super Bowl to raise critical public awareness about lung cancer on an international level
NFL Ambassador and International Health Care Advocate, Chris Draft, Attends Signing Ceremony At The White House For 21st Century Cures Act December 23, 2016
“When Keasha and I launched Team Draft, we wanted to impact research funding and improve the quality of life for those affected by lung cancer,” says Draft. “We aren’t fighting against lung cancer, we’re fighting for people, and I’m proud that Team Draft is helping to lead the fight to end cancer as we know it through the Cancer Moonshot.”
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