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Cancer Survivors release balloons during a past Night of Hope. The release and other activities are on slate again for next week's celebration. Coming back as a part of the event is the popular Chair-ity Auction.
Sidney's Night of Hope Walk for Cancer is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10.
Events start with the Survivor's Walk at 6 p.m. at Sidney Legion Park Pond.
This year's headquarters for Night of Hope is The Insurance Store, 845 10th Ave. Team shirts are available at headquarters through Aug. 9. Headquarters will be moved to Legion Park on Friday, Aug. 10.
Teams can register early and receive shirts at The Insurance Store.
According to the program's website, The Night of Hope Foundation was established nearly a decade ago to benefit Sidney and Cheyenne County. It is a volunteer-driven organization focused on making a difference in the lives of local cancer patients.
Brenda Noel, president of the Night of Hope Foundation, said 90 percent of the proceeds are for local cancer patients.
"The 90 percent stays local, Cheyenne County and surrounding area," Noel said.
The assistance is for cancer patients who are currently receiving treatment, and for cancer patients in hospice care.
The remaining 10 percent is for administrative costs, including scholarships for Western Nebraska Community College students entering a medial field, cancer specifically.
The Walk For Cancer is the Foundation's signature event and annual fundraiser.
The Night of Hope includes luminaries in honor of and celebration of those who lost the battle with cancer and for survivors as well as those who are still in the fight against cancer. There will also be a raffle for a handmade quilt made and donated by Margaret Lieneman, a "Chair-ity" auction and a silent auction. Donations can be made to the Chair-ity auction by contacting Kim Phillips at 308-249-1888. Donors to the silent auction can design a basket, donate an item or gift certificate to be put in the auction. Auction items need to be dropped off at the Fox Theatre, or contact John Phillips at 308-249-1516.
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), cancer can start anywhere in the body. At its simplest definition, cancer is when cells grow out of control and crowd out normal cells, making it hard for the body to work the way it is designed, the ACS website says. Most cancers form a lump also known as a tumor or growth. However, not all lumps are cancerous. Doctors perform a procedure called a biopsy, removing a portion of the lump, to determine if it is benign (not cancer) or cancerous (malignant).
For each type of cancer there are tests to determine the stage of the cancer. Cancers are defined in a one to four with one the earliest detection and four the most advanced. The most common treatments for cancer are surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
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