Kevin+K's+OpEd+Article

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 * //by Kevin K.//**

Don't donate to cancer.

Seriously, stop donating. I know cancer is a bad thing. Cancer has claimed lives from my family too. But let's get real.

The world health organization says that world wide cancer claimed 7.4 million. It also says 30% of those deaths were preventable with proper nutrition and good habits. The median age for cancer diagnostics in the US is over 60 years of age. Australia experiences the most cases of cancer. Australia's life expectancy is 81.4 years. We don't have a sure fire cure for cancer yet.

Meanwhile 8 million die from hunger. 5.8 million of those are children. 100% of those deaths were preventable with proper nutrition and good habits. 925 million people are undernourished according to the food and agriculture organization. The only known cure for malnutrition is proper nutrition.

America produces twice as much food as is necessary to properly feed it's population.

Come on.

the CROP walk (communities responding to overcome hunger) has been going on for quite a few years. I can raise a little bit of money, but we need all the help we can get.

Every year the global hunger walk is gets less money and less participation than the cancer walk in Ventura county.

If you want to donate to cancer, or raise awareness for cancer, I guess it is your choice at the end of the day. But please take a large portion of that donation of time or money and stop more wide spread and more suffered problems.