(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 02, 2003 ) Dr. Francisco Contreras, surgical oncologist and author of “The Coming Cancer Cure” (Siloam Press) states, “I advocate praying for cancer patients because clinical studies indicate that patients who are prayed for, even at a distance, recover better and faster no matter what religious faith they practice.”

Dr. Contreras supports the Worldwide Cancer Prayer Day, which was initiated in 1998 by southern California resident Daniel E. Kennedy. Kennedy states, “I credit my father’s victory over kidney cancer to surgery and prayer. I think the work of physicians is vital but prayer shouldn’t be looked to as a last resort. It should be a frontline defense.”

Cancer Prayer Event:
Robert A. Schuller will host prayer service for cancer patients at 6:00 PM on June 5th at the Crystal Cathedral. Thousands of prayer requests have come in from around the world through www.cancerprayerday.org and will be prayed for at Cathedral. The Crystal Cathedral is located at 12141 Lewis St. in Garden Grove, CA, just a few minutes south of Disneyland.

· Governors of Connecticut, Georgia, Oklahoma and Louisiana have issued proclamations recognizing the cancer prayer as well as state assemblies in California and New Mexico. President Bush sent best wishes to Daniel Kennedy with an original copy of the Cancer Control Month,2003 Presidential Proclamation.
· Through faith-based ministries, the cancer prayer day is organized in 160 countries every 5th day of June.

The need for prayer is great. According to the World Health Organization, more than 10 million people will die in the year 2003 from cancer. More than half a million will die in the USA alone.

· The American Cancer Society projects that 1 out of 3 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
· 9 million Americans are living with cancer.
· 1.3 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2003.
· Clinical trials conducted at Duke University confirm that patients who are prayed for recuperate faster and with fewer complications.

For more information or interviews contact: Daniel E. Kennedy
Tel: (619) 690-8412
Cell: (619) 922-8412
Email: Kennedy@cancerprayerday.org
www.cancerprayerday.org

Source of statistics: www.cancer.org www.who.org

Contact Information:
Cancerprayerday.org
Joseph Nchor
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