Second Annual OHANCAW Awareness Week Walk
2nd Annual Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW) Walk - No fee required. Only donations accepted to support the Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation, Inc., headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.
Refreshments, breakfast, music and a raffle to follow the OHANCAW Walk
Who is invited?
Open to the public
When:
Saturday, April 26, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Where:
Hampton Park - Charleston, South Carolina
Background of Ohancaw
Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW), sponsored by the Yul Brynner Foundation, a subsidiary of the Alliance for Head and Neck Cancer, is a week set aside annually in April to educate the public about these potentially life-threatening, but eminently treatable cancers, and promote prevention, screening and early detection
Oral, head & neck cancer (OHNC) refers to a variety of cancers that develop in the head and neck region, such as the oral cavity (mouth); the pharynx (throat); paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity; the larynx (voice box); thyroid and salivary glands; the skin of the face and neck; and the lymph nodes in the neck.
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