Our father, David Atwell, died of throat and lung cancer in late 2013 and before he passed he asked his children to “Spread the word of hope.” The Calling All Angels Foundation was formulated on a simple promise to a great man and a fighter. “He loved life and was full of life,” Aubrianna Atwell said. “He wanted to fight for life and he fought cancer until the very end.” Our mission is dedicated to building awareness and raising money to help with treatment for cancer patients.
Expected New Cancer Cases and Deaths to Occur This Year
About 1,685,210 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2016. This estimate does not include carcinoma in situ (noninvasive cancer) of any site except urinary bladder, nor does it include basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers because these are not required to be reported to cancer registries. About 595,690 Americans are expected to die of cancer in 2016, which translates to about 1,630 people per day. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart disease, and accounts for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths.