Cancer survivor Elaine Montgomery signs the Fight Back Express as part of the American Cancer Society’s effort to get public officials involved in providing money to fight the disease. - Fumiko Yarita / Bellevue Reporter
Fumiko Yarita / Bellevue Reporter
Cancer survivor Elaine Montgomery signs the Fight Back Express as part of the American Cancer Society’s effort to get public officials involved in providing money to fight the disease.

Cancer bus draws people, signatures


August 26, 2008 · Updated 10:53 AM 

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The American Cancer Society’s Fight Back Express rolled into Bellevue Friday morning, attracting a number of people who signed their names to the bus.

The society is sponsoring the 6-month bus tour to highlight the role elected officials play in supporting laws and policies that help people fight cancer.

Cancer will kill an estimated 565,650 people in America this year.

The Fight Back Express kicked off in Ohio in early May and will travel across the 48 continental United States through Election Day, Nov. 4. The visit in Bellevue was at Overlake Hospital Medical Center.

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