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Research has beaten polio. Research is beating HIV. One day, research will beat cancer. Help us make it sooner. Share our TV ad with your friends and family and let us know what you think. #beatcancersooner www.cancerresearchuk.org

Skepchick is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Todd Steifel is matching up to $250,000 in donations! Donate or join our team here: http://pages.lightthenight.org/ntx/DallasL13/SkepchickvirtualFBB Find out about the Steifel matching program and other teams raising money here: http://pages.lightthenight.org/2013/FBB Shout out to YouTube robots for picking a still that makes me look like the "ALIENS" guy.

We raised over $5,100 for cancer research! Y'all are amazing! Now check out my trip down the side of a 480ft skyscraper! ~~EXPAND FOR MOAR~~ You can still donate through July 31st: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/lafond66 Want to send me a letter or maybe some awesome drawing you made? Brian Lafond PO Box 14 Jersey City, NJ 07303 You can also email me: Brian {at} Lafond66 {dot} com Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lafond66 Like me on Facebook! https://facebook.com/Lafond66 Loads of Music Cred to the amazing Kevin MacLeod: Big Mojo by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a CC Attribution 3.0. http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100306. The Descent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a CC Attribution 3.0. http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100094. Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a CC Attribution 3.0. http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300022. Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a CC Attribution 3.0. http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100787.

The handsome actor went to great lengths -- and we mean great -- to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But don't take our word for it. Watch it here.

Developed and produced by http://www.MechanismsinMedicine.com this animation outlines the lung cancer types and describes the current views on the carcinogenesis of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Visit http://www.cancercenter.com/lung-cancer/diagnostics-and-treatments/tab/a... to learn more about treatment options for lung cancer. Dr. Daniel Nader, National Clinical Director of Pulmonary/Critical Care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, discusses advances in lung cancer treatment. Advanced treatment options such as stereotactic radiosurgery and brachytherapy can mean faster and more precise treatments that reduce side effects. Genomic testing examines a tumor on a genetic level to find the DNA alterations that are driving the growth of cancer.

Visit http://www.cancercenter.com/breast-cancer/diagnostics-and-treatments/tab... to learn more about treatment options for breast cancer. Dr. Bernard Eden, National Co-Director of Radiation Oncology at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, discusses advances in breast cancer treatment. Intraoperative radiation therapy allows surgeons to remove the tumor and provide a dose of radiation at the same time. External beam radiation therapy offers a focused dose of radiation that conforms to the shape of the tumor.

Visit http://www.cancercenter.com/general-cancer/ to learn more about this complex disease, how it's treated and how to manage side effects. One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer. But what is cancer? Cancer experts at Cancer Treatment Centers of America outline how cancer develops, the most common forms, how it's treated and how to manage treatment side effects. They also discuss what the future holds for cancer treatment. Watch this five-minute video that explains cancer in everyday terms.

More information on chemotherapy at http://www.cancerquest.org/chemotherapy-introduction. Introduces chemotherapy and explains the purpose of chemotherapy. Explains how chemotherapy is administered to patients and the type of side effects that the chemotherapy can bring about. For more information, visit CancerQuest at http://www.CancerQuest.org/. Para más información, visite CancerQuest en http://www.cancerquest.org/es/chemotherapy-introduction

An animation/video teaching the basics of how cancer forms and spreads. Topics include: mutation, tumor suppressors, oncogenes, angiogenesis, apoptosis, metastasis and drug resistance. Learn more at the CancerQuest website- http://www.cancerquest.org