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Volunteers:
Volunteers come from a variety of student organizations including: David McGee
Mr. David McGee is a huge supporter of the STAT program. He has been with us since STAT was created in the fall of 1999. Mr. McGee is a member of the American Cancer Society and volunteers to speak at all of STAT’s school assemblies each year. He believes that working with middle school students is incredibly important because he does not want anyone to get cancer when they have a choice in the matter. People choose to start smoking, but once someone starts, they become addicted to the nicotine in the cigarettes. Mr. McGee began smoking while he was in middle school. He began to notice almost immediately that smoking had a negative affect on his life. He started skipping class and would not go to movies or go places with his friends were smoking was not allowed. Later in life, Mr. McGee joined the Navy and fought during the Vietnam War. All of his military meals came with a package of four cigarettes. He became more and more addicted to cigarettes as he got older. In 1993, Mr. McGee was diagnosed with cancer in his larynx (voice box). He had to have part of his voice box removed when the tumor in his throat was removed. He know has a permanent hole in his throat and sometimes needs to speak through a voice box. He was also diagnosed with lung cancer in his right lung in 1993. He had to go through chemo and radiation. In 1994, Mr. McGee was diagnosed with lung cancer in his left lung. The cancer could not be surgically removed because it was too close to his heart. He had to fight another round of lung cancer in 1998 and underwent chemo and radiation again. He continues to help educate students about anti-smoking issues while he is currently battling cancer. He was diagnosed with cancer in his right lung which has metastasized to his liver in the fall of 2004.
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