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Odom hopeful work with Relay will help promote cancer studies

By Bryan Stevens

For Charity Odom, there’s hardly any aspect of her life that has gone untouched by cancer.

Not only is she a survivor of ovarian cancer, but other family members and friends have experienced their own cancer battles. Her grandparents battled cancer, and her father-in-law died from the disease.

Even before her own cancer diagnosis, Odom was involved with the Carter County Relay for Life, the major fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.