Tom Cross Benefit Show 05
Chronic Survival Tour
Shedding Light on Lung Cancer
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A benefit exhibition and sale of the works of Tom Cross, including original art, prints and books. Proceeds will benefit Tom's challenge with lung cancer and lung cancer research.
All items shown here are framed and ready to hang!. You can buy the Gallery items from Tom's online store and bid on the auction items by email. With each image you are provided with a link to the appropriate sales / auction area. Good Luck!
Tom Cross Statement:
CANCER A CHALLENGE & AN OPPORTUNITY
"Never a smoker, my world was understandably turned upside down at age 49 with the January 2004 diagnosis of lung cancer. Through dogged determination and research, the love and support of friends and family, an acceptance of complementary and alternative treatments, and essential medical expertise from near and far, a daunting fight for survival holds both hope and a chance for success.
Much has been learned through this experience about the human condition the compassion of friends and strangers alike, the strength of will, the power of positive thinking and the camaraderie found in a common cause to overcome a formidable foe that afflicts so many, yet is so misunderstood.
Every year lung cancer tops the list as the leading cause of cancer death in the United States--more than 160,000 deaths per year; more than breast, colon and prostate cancer combined. At the same time, 178,000 new cases are diagnosed annually; at least half of which are too late for curative therapy. Of the 25 per cent of those who receive therapy, the five-year survival rate is only 13 per cent, a statistic that hasn't changed much in the past two decades.
More than 30% of all lung cancer cases are non-smokers, with a growing number of "never-smokers" now being identified with the disease Lung cancer, because of the stigma of being a self-inflicted disease of smokers, receives some of the lowest research and treatment funding of all cancers. Statistics (according to MSNBC) show $24,000 in research per breast cancer death and $1800 per lung cancer death.
It is my hope that through my art, participation in lung cancer awareness organizations and activities, and events such as this, that some small difference may be made to bring hope and someday a cure to this and all cancer afflictions."