Dana Farber Cancer Institute

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

The Brain Science Foundation

The Skin Cancer Foundation

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) a total of 1,444,920 new cancer cases and 559,650 deaths for cancers are projected to occur in the United States in 2007. The projected number of deaths from cancer for 2007 for men, women, and both sexes in Americans combined is estimated at about 559,650 (approximately 1,500 deaths per day). Cancers of the lung and bronchus, prostate, and colon and rectum in men, and cancers of the lung and bronchus, breast, and colon and rectum in women continue to be the most common fatal cancers. Cancer ranks second only to heart disease in overall deaths of adults in the US.

The lifetime probability of developing cancer is higher for men (45%) than for women (38%), these numbers are staggering; men have a 1 in 2 chance of developing an invasive cancer while women have a 1 in 3 chance.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death among children between ages 1 to 14 years in the United States; accidents are the most frequent cause of death in this age group. The most common cancers in children (aged 0 to 14 years) are leukemia, brain and other nervous system cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and renal tumors.

As we closed out the first year of our organization, we did so with humble gratitude and pride in I Hate Cancer's success.

I Hate Cancer's original goal was to donate $25,000 in the first year of our existence. After hard work and dedication, we proudly exceeded that expectation with donations totaling $35,330.07 - 330.07 signifying the date that Stanley Blau passed away.

The funds were distributed as follows:
Dana Farber: $21,500
The Brain Science Foundation: $5830.07
The Skin Cancer Foundation: $5000
St Judes: $2500
Framingham Fire Dept. $500