As you might know, the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament raises tons of money for cancer research in the hopes that we will someday be able to find a cure for some, if not all forms of this devastating disease. For some coaches, like Jim Calhoun of Connecticut, fighting cancer has taken on a more personal struggle, as he has been diagnosed with skin cancer, and is currently struggling against the disease’s affects. But however dedicated the coaches are in helping to secure funding for more research, they also know that their reach is limited. This why they are pushing for more funding for cancer research on Capitol Hill.
Calhoun, along with Gary Williams of Maryland, Jim Boeheim of Syracuse, Fran Dunphy of Temple and Mark Gottfried of Alabama, were present as the American Cancer Society demanded more funding for cancer research the other day in Washington D.C. Money coming from the federal government has been hard to come by lately (unless you’re a large investment bank) and it appears that cancer research dollars have dropped on the priority list. Coaches, we wish you luck in your battle against cancer and congress.
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