The Lymphoma Research Foundation will host the first Nebraska LYMPHOMAthon 5K walk on Saturday, April 24, at Mahoney State Park, located just off of I-80 at exit 426, between Omaha and Lincoln. Registration and check-in begin at 9 a.m. at the park pavilion. The walk will start at 10 a.m.
This year, the foundation will hold events in 24 cities to raise funds for lymphoma research and education. The LYMPHOMAthon is a fun-filled, non-competitive event that offers survivors, family, friends, community, and corporate teams an opportunity to walk in honor of those whose lives have been touched by lymphoma.
Lymphoma, a type of cancer that involves the lymph nodes, falls into two broad categories: Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The incidence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Nebraska is higher than the national average – with the 16th highest death rate. About 450 new cases of lymphoma are diagnosed in Nebraskans each year.
You can start a team, join a team, or sign up as an individual by going to: www.lymphomathon.org. For more information, contact Bettina Frappier, Nebraska LYMPHOMAthon planning team chair, (402) 559-6268, bfrappie@unmc.edu or nebraska@lymphoma.org.
Major sponsors include Union Pacific, Cassling Diagnostic Imaging, Inc., Biogen Idec, Millenium, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, and WOWT TV Channel 6.
As the state’s only academic health science center, UNMC is on the leading edge of health care. Breakthroughs are possible because hard-working researchers, educators and clinicians are resolved to work together to fuel discovery. In 2009, UNMC’s extramural research support topped $100 million for the first time, resulting in the creation of 3,600 jobs in Nebraska. UNMC’s academic excellence is shown through its award-winning programs, and its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through its commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading health care centers. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 550 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.