Figaro's Serves Up Slices To Fight Cancer

(Tuesday, April 07, 2009) - All six Salem-area Figaro's Pizza locations will be serving up slices to benefit two teens fighting bone cancer.

Figaro's will donate 50 percent of their proceeds between 4 and 8 p.m. on April 20 to help cover the cost of health care for the two students battling osteogenic sarcoma. The families of Randy Bultena, 18, a student at West Salem High School, and Lisa Harder, 14, a student a Walker Middle School, are in need of financial help to continue medical treatments necessary to combat the disease.

Participating locations include:

1216 Wallace Road NW, in Salem.

5399 Commercial Street, in Salem.

2050 Lancaster Drive NE, in Salem.

340 Lancaster Drive NE, in Salem.

4688 Portland Road NE, in Salem.

5460 River Road N, in Keizer.

Osteogenic sarcoma is one of the most common types of bone cancer in children.

The disease usually occurs in long bones, such as the arms, legs, and pelvis. It rarely occurs in the jaw and fingers, but often occurs at the ends of these bones near growth plates. Major symptoms include pain, swelling, limitation of joint motion, a high frequency of fractures, and eventually fever and general debilitation. It typically occurs about 50 percent more frequently in adolescent males than in females, possibly because of the rapid growth rate at this age. Prior to adolescence, the percentage of affected males and females is equal.

Prognosis and long-term survival varies greatly from child to child. Treatment and is often tailored around each child's needs.

Each Figaro's Pizza location is independently owned and operated.

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