Please join us in welcoming Donald B. Linsky & Associates, P.A., Silver Sponsor of Tampa FL’s 1st Annual Esophageal Cancer Awareness Walk. The event is hosted by The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation and will take place Sunday, April 27, 2025, 8am-12pm at Gadsden Park 6901 S MacDill Avenue, Tampa, FL 33611. Guests may also participate virtually on the same day. Sign up today! Click here.
About the event:
Tampa FL’s 1st Annual Esophageal Cancer Awareness Walk will benefit The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity working to raise awareness, encourage early detection, and fund research of esophageal cancer…in hopes of a cure.™
Sign up today! Click here.
2015: First esophageal cancer research grant awarded.
2018: Second esophageal cancer research grant awarded.
2023: Salgi awards THREE additional grants for esophageal cancer research.
2025: Salgi plans to open the grant program again.
Esophageal Cancer Awareness & Early Detection:
The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation has also raised awareness and encouraged early detection both nationally AND internationally since 2011. Your continued support directly impacts and sustains this mission!
In Hopes of a CURE™!
#SalgiWalkTampa
Please remember to take pictures during your walk! When posting your photos on social media, use the hashtag #SalgiWalkTampa and tag us @SalgiFoundation. Social media pages/profiles must be public for us to view and share. You can also email them to salgifoundation @ gmail . com to be posted!
Virtual event information:
Virtual guests can participate in their neighborhood, on a trail, bike path, track, by the ocean, river, or wherever guests would like to walk or run. Guests can also bicycle, rollerblade, skateboard, swim, the possibilities are endless! Since the virtual event is not timed, guests are able to participate at their own pace, at any time on Sunday.
Donations are welcome!
If you are unable to participate but would still like to make a difference, you can donate to the event. Also, everyone can create an online custom fundraising page to help make an even bigger impact.
Learn the facts about esophageal cancer:
-Esophageal cancer has increased over 733% in the past four decades and is considered the fastest growing cancer in the US and western world.
-Risk factors include:
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD, acid reflux, chronic heartburn),
- obesity,
- poor nutrition,
- tobacco use,
- excessive alcohol use,
- Barrett’s esophagus.
-As one of the deadliest cancers, esophageal cancer has a 5-year survival rate of only 21.6%.
-There are no routine or standard screenings to improve early detection of esophageal cancer.
-Symptoms often arise late once the cancer is considered advanced or “distant” (spread to lymph nodes and other organs.)
-Stage IV esophageal cancer has a survival rate of only 5.6%.
-Despite all these facts, esophageal cancer research is extremely underfunded.
-In 2025, an estimated 22,070 will be diagnosed and there will be an estimated 16,250 deaths.
Make a difference!
Join The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation to help make a difference against esophageal cancer. Whether you walk, run, volunteer, sponsor or donate, your involvement will directly support this life-saving mission. Thank you!
Thank you, Donald B. Linsky & Associates, P.A.!
The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation
The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. salgi.org Mailing address: PO Box 1912, East Greenwich, RI, 02818.
The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation 