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- NC Green Beret battling Cancer Recognized at the Panthers Game CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – A Purple Heart Green Beret from North Carolina who is battling terminal cancer, and the government over the right to sue for medical malpractice, was honored by the Carolina Panthers during Monday Night Football.
- Chris Draft speaks at the National Press Club National Press Club Panel Event Kicks Off Lung Cancer Awareness Month Survivors, researchers and advocates share their work and promote awareness in Washington, DC
- Journey Time Chris Draft [Changing the face of lung cancer] In this episode, we meet Chris Draft, a former NFL linebacker and lung cancer advocate leading an international campaign to change the face of lung cancer. In 2011, lung cancer claimed the life of his wife, Keasha, and today, Chris uses his platform to stand up for others battling lung cancer.
- Fighting lung cancer among non-smokers When you usually think of lung cancer you associate it with smoking. But not everyone who gets lung cancer. Take Tim Kimmel and Keasha Draft, wife of former NFL linebacker Chris Draft.
- Down Under Changing the Face of Lung Cancer Chris Draft lost his wife to lung cancer a month into their marriage, now the NFL star is down under to share his wife’s legacy and continue the fight against lung cancer.
Latest Press Releases
- Team Draft Sends Super Bowl Challenge Winners to Super Bowl 53, Pro-Bowl and Taste of the NFL to Raise Lung Cancer Awareness and Research Dollars (ATLANTA, GA) – Team Draft is sending lung cancer survivor-advocates to the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl and Taste of the NFL. These survivor-advocates are all winners of Team Draft’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge—a unique fund raising challenge designed to give lung cancer survivors the opportunity to compete against one another to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease. Participating survivors who raise more than $5,000 during the Super Bowl Challenge may commit 80% of the funds they raised to a lung cancer organization or cancer center of their choice. While the Challenge is over, the fundraising continues through Super Bowl Sunday.
- Team Draft Kicks off 5th Annual Super Bowl Challenge on November 1st to Raise Lung Cancer Awareness and Research Dollars Atlanta, GA. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Team Draft will kick off it’s fifth annual Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge on November 1, 2018. This unique fund raising challenge gives lung cancer survivors the opportunity to raise funds for public awareness and cutting-edge research that is giving new hope to those battling this often misunderstood disease.
- Team Draft Sends Super Bowl Challenge Winners to Super Bowl, Pro-Bowl and Taste of the NFL to Raise Lung Cancer Awareness Phoenix, AZ. The winners of the inaugural Super Bowl Challenge will enjoy trips to the Super Bowl, the NFL Pro-Bowl and the Taste of the NFL this month as part of Team Draft’s National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer
- Team Draft Kicks Off Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Titletown With the Green Bay Packers (GREEN BAY, WIS.) – November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and Team Draft is kicking it off with the Green Bay Packers as they take on their long-time rivals the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football tonight. In partnership with Bellin Health—the Packers’ official healthcare provider—Team Draft arranged to have the game designated by the Packers as an official lung cancer awareness game.
- Asthma Advocate, Chris Draft launches National Public Service Announcement in partnership with the EPA The Foundation's Asthma Team will join Mothers & Others for Clean Air at Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School.