• Community Focused

    Scare Away Cancer is a nonprofit organization that focuses on cancer awareness in our community and is run 100% by volunteers.

  • Family Centered

    Scare Away Cancer is dedicated to helping families with expenses and other needs while fighting the BIG "C."

  • It's A Party!

    Cancer is scary, but our costume-themed celebration makes a serious event a lot of fun!

  • The Money Stays Here

    In the first five years, Scare Away Cancer has raised over $400,000! All the money distributed to families and cancer programs have been right here in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa.

Join us for Scare AWay Cancer

October 19, 2019 @ Anthony's steakhouse

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What People are saying about scare away Cancer

  • "Fun event with excellent food and entertainment, all for a great cause" Kevin thompson
  • "a party with a purpose" Robin woita
  • "a real difference maker in so many lives" Kirby smith

New Cases Of Cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, there will be 9,740 new cases of cancer in Nebraska in 2016 and 17,100 in the state of Iowa. Nationwide there will be an estimated 1,685,210 new cancer diagnoses this year.

Cancer Survival rate

The American Cancer Society reports the 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers diagnosed during 2005-2011 was 69%, up from 49% during 1975-1977. Improvement in survival reflects both the earlier diagnosis of certain cancers and improvements in treatment.

Childhood cancer

An estimated 10,380 new cases are expected to occur among children 0 to 14 years of age in 2016. The American Cancer Society says childhood cancer incidence rates have slowly increased by 0.6% per year since 1975, when population-based cancer registration began in the US. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children ages 1-14 years, exceeded only by accidents.

The Cost of cancer

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates that the direct medical costs (total of all health care expenditures) for cancer in the US in 2013 were $74.8 billion. Forty-four percent of those costs were for hospital outpatient or office-based provider visits, and 40% were for inpatient hospital stays.

Scare away cancer is 100% volunteer organized

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