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Last Updated 01/11/2008
- NFL Ambassador and International Health Care Advocate, Chris Draft, Attends Signing Ceremony At The White House For 21st Century Cures Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law, and former NFL linebacker and Team Draft Co-Founder, Chris Draft, was on hand. Draft was invited by President Obama and Vice President Biden to attend the historic signing ceremony in recognition of Team Draft’s work to raise lung cancer awareness through its National Campaign to Change the Face of Lung Cancer and, in particular, its efforts to increase lung cancer screening among veterans. “Words can’t describe how honored I felt to represent the cancer community at this historic event,” said Draft. <more>
- Upstate Cancer Survivors Compete in National Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) –James Taylor is thankful. His faith gives him strength and his love for football inspires him. “I live every day to its fullest,” Taylor said. “My wife and I, we love football.” He’s a Clemson fan whose part of a new team which fights lung cancer. “It helps to talk about it,” he said.”It kills more people than any other cancers put together.” Some of his teammates are also tackling lung cancer. They’re members of a lung cancer support group with Bon Secours Saint Francis Health System in Greenville. Dan Powell started the group back in 2014.<more>
- Ravens Employee Is Helping To Change the Face of Lung Cancer Baltimore, MD. Ravens Director of Ticket Sales & Hospitality Mike Burke is active, competitive and hadn’t smoked a day in his life. Now Burke is battling Stage IV lung cancer, helping to inspire others battling the disease and raising awareness about its causes. “People should be aware that it can happen to anybody. I thought I was as healthy as anybody and athletic and doing a bunch of stuff. You have to change people’s perception before you can make a difference.”<more>
- Delta Airlines TechOps empolyee, cancer survivor honored with a visit from former NFL Player Delta’s Cancer Support Engagement Group (CSEN) recently honored Tech Ops employee and cancer survivor Joe Pitts with a get-together that included his wife, closest friends, and former NFL linebacker Chris Draft.<more>
- After Losing Wife To Cancer, Former NFL Linebacker Visits With Patients MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Cancer can affect families in so many different ways. It affects people of all ages at different times and with different results. Former NFL linebacker Chris Draft and his wife Keasha were looking forward to spending their lives together, but Keasha lost her battle to lung cancer a month after the couple were married.<more>
- Hinz: Much more than a football coach Hinz, 45, died last Wednesday after battling non-smoker’s lung cancer for nearly three years. The memorial service for Hinz, head football coach at Post Falls High the past 11 years, is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. at the Post Falls High football field. A celebration of life will follow at the Greyhound Park and Event Center in Post Falls.<more>
- 2016 recipient of the Upstage Lung Cancer "Fan Award" is: Chris Draft, of Team Draft! Boston, MA. Each year, Upstage Lung Cancer has bestowed our “Fan Award” on an individual or organization whose efforts have shown exceptional leadership in the area of lung cancer. It could be for the courage to speak out and raise awareness, for advocacy, or for conducting research leading to new methods of early detection and identification of lung cancer. This year, we are thrilled to announce that the 2016 recipient of the Upstage Lung Cancer "Fan Award" is: Chris Draft, of Team Draft!<more>
- Former Bear, Rush Patient Take on Lung Cancer Chicago, IL. Feldman, a mother of four, lost her mother, father, aunt and other loved ones to lung cancer before she was diagnosed with the disease at age 39. She joined with Team Draft for the organization’s Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge fundraiser and chose Rush has her beneficiary.<more>
- Cancer-stricken Wilcox track coach has former NFL player in her corner Brewer, a non-smoker, also has a point she wants to emphasize.“I just want to make sure that everybody knows that really anybody with lungs can get cancer,” she said. “It’s just not a smoker’s disease any more. It’s every-day people.”<more>
- Keeping Cancer a Secret Four years ago, my body sent me a terrifying message that something was horribly wrong. My head started throbbing, my depth perception was suddenly gone, and I couldn't see anything but swirly colors. Then I started vomiting. My mom rushed me to an emergency room, where I had checked in before with lesser headaches. <more>