Lori Hamilton, Wife of NASCAR Legend Bobby Hamilton, ...


April 21-27 is Oral, Head&Neck Cancer Awareness WeekLori Hamilton, wife of the late NASCAR racing legend Bobby Hamilton, is urging Americans to get screened for cancer during the 2008 Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW), April 21-27. The week is highlighted by free screenings at more than 150 medical centers nationwide.

Bobby Hamilton, the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion and a four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner, died in January 2007 from complications of head and neck cancer at the age of 49. According to the American Cancer Society, this year more than 40,000 Americans will be diagnosed with cancers of thehead and neck -- which include cancers of the oral cavity, larynx and pharynx -- and 7,550 will die.

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carcrazygirlz28 (August 12, 2008 at 9:26 pm)
hey Lori-my husband also died of this dreadful disease-my heart will never be the same-just like yours

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