The Gala

HOPE: Each year almost 35,000 Carolinians and over 1.5 million Americans are anticipated to be diagnosed with cancer.
 
PROGRESS: Currently, there are more than 130,000 Carolinians and over 9.8 million Americans who have survived cancer.
 
ANSWERS: Every known method of detecting cancer (ultrasound, MRIs, CAT scans, mammograms and more) was discovered by researchers who received American Cancer Society research grants.