Gus Bilirakis: “This past August, I kept a promise to my local American Cancer Society chapter that I would shave my head if they met…”

“This past August, I kept a promise to my local American Cancer Society chapter that I would shave my head if they met their fundraising goal. My promise was grounded in an effort to bring greater awareness to the American Cancer Society's work on finding a cure for a disease that some estimates show will claim more than 559,000 lives in 2007. The statistics on cancer are mind numbing. Cancer strikes one out of two men and one out of three women, killing 1,500 people every day. Having been at the front lines of cancer research and services for more than half a century, the American Cancer Society remains a pillar of hope for millions of Americans facing this dreadful disease. I encourage my colleagues to get out there and support the work of organizations like the American Cancer Society. The war against cancer is a war we must, and can win--but only together.”