Upcoming Events
Ongoing Support Groups and Classes
Special Events
Special events have long been a tradition at the Moores Cancer Center. Some of these events have raised millions of dollars to benefit the work of the center; others are a thank-you to our patients and their families.
June 9-15, 2012
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Cancer Survivor Week
Moores Cancer Center will have special events each day this week to honor survivors and their families. See Cancer Survivor Week for a timeline.
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Sunday
Aug. 19, 2012
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Luau and Longboard Invitational
Where: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
When: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A major event for the Cancer Center, the Luau has three components: Survivor Beach, a VIP Party, and the Luau and Longboard Invitational. We have been “Surfing for a Cure” since 1993 and have raised more than $5 million for cancer research. Advancements in early detection and new treatments over the past decade have been able to reduce the number of deaths annually from cancer by 16 percent.
For more information, please contact Comischell Rodriguez at c9rodriguez@ucsd.edu or (858) 534-6797 or visit the website at http://www.longboardluau.org/
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Saturday,
Oct. 6, 2012
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Bruce Gorder UCSD 5K Walk for Melanoma
Where: UC San Diego campus
This annual fall event on the beautiful UC San Diego campus helps build the public's awareness of the importance of prevention and early detection of melanoma. The walk is named for Bruce Brunner Gorder, who was 37 when he died from melanoma in 1992, leaving a wife and young daughter. To honor Bruce’s courage and his memory, his father Charles F. “Chuck” Gorder Sr. and family founded the Bruce Gorder UCSD 5k Walk for Melanoma. This walk raises funds to directly support melanoma research at the Moores Cancer Center.
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