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BountyFishing.com Announces Tournament to Benefit Lung Cancer
Montreal, Quebec [October 28, 2008]-- BountyFishing.com, home of the world’s largest fishing tournament, announced today that it will be holding a charity fishing event to benefit Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA), the only non-profit organization dedicated solely to patient support and advocacy for those living with or at risk for lung cancer. “Bounty Fishing for Lung Cancer” will take place from November 24-30th, during Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and 100% of the proceeds will go to LCA. The tournament will follow BountyFishing.com’s usual “catch anywhere, submit online” format.
“My mother Marleen, a non-smoker, was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 49 and died six months later”, said Richard Shafter, founder and CEO of BountyFishing.com. “It was my painful, personal experience with this disease that prompted my desire to raise awareness and funds for Lung Cancer Alliance.”
Besides educating federal & state policy leaders on the need for greater resources for lung cancer research, LCA also works to raise national awareness, and offers free patient support programs. Among these programs are a toll-free information hotline, a toll-free clinical trials matching service, a peer-to-peer phone buddy program, and an on-line survivors community.
Anglers are encouraged to register at http://www.bountyfishing.com/tournament/select and to invite family and friends to support this very important cause.
Donations can be made at http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/donat ... online.htm where gifts should be made in honour of "Bounty Fishing for Lung Cancer".
The species for this charitable tournament will be largemouth bass north, largemouth bass south, smallmouth bass, walleye, red drum, and sea trout. Complete rules and restrictions are available at http://www.bountyfishing.com/enterprise/rules.
Some statistics about lung cancer:
• Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, taking approximately 1.2 million lives worldwide every year.
• Lung cancer causes more deaths than the next four most common cancers combined (colon, breast, pancreatic, and prostate).
• In 1987 lung cancer surpassed breast cancer to become the leading cause of cancer deaths in women.
• Lung cancer will kill nearly 70,000 women in the U.S. this year, which is more than breast and ovarian cancers combined and over 90,000 men in the U.S., which is more than colon and prostate cancers combined.
• Lung cancer is deadlier to women than breast cancer yet breast cancer gets almost 10 times more research funding per death than lung cancer.
About BountyFishing.com
BountyFishing.com is a website that provides anglers across North America the opportunity to compete throughout the year against each other for weekly cash prizes. Registration and submissions are done online and the results are gauged using the most advanced digital imaging forensics software in the world along with unique patent pending codes and technology for measuring fish. BountyFishing.com also hosts a fast-growing online fishing community of thousands who post photos, share stories, and discuss fishing topics. For more information about BountyFishing.com and its tournaments, visit www.bountyfishing.com .
About Lung Cancer Alliance
Lung Cancer Alliance (www.lungcanceralliance.org) is the only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to patient support and advocacy for those living with or at risk for lung cancer. LCA is committed to leading the movement to reverse decades of stigma and neglect by empowering those with or at risk for the disease, elevating awareness and changing health policy.
