December 1 event to feature boys and girls basketball teams from Virginia and North Carolina Chesapeake, VA – Deep Creek High School will host the Hornet Tip-off Classic on Dec. 1 at their Chesapeake campus, with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society. The event will feature four high school basketball games: 3:30 p.m.: Pasquotank High School [...]
Local Volunteers Sought for Historic Cancer Study
September 28, 2012 by
Roanoke, VA – Setp. 27, 2012 – The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteers to enroll in their Cancer Prevention Study 3 (CPS-3) at multiple area locations between Oct. 9 – 13: Carilion Clinic 4th Floor Conference Room 3 Riverside Circle Roanoke, VA 24016 Thursday, October 11, 2012, 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm Friday, October [...]
American Cancer Society National Board Chair to Join Thousands in Norfolk, VA to Make Strides Against Breast Cancer
September 28, 2012 by
WHAT: Thousands of local breast cancer survivors, volunteers, businesses and community members will walk together as a unified force to end breast cancer at the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, a three-mile, noncompetitive walk. This is the 20th anniversary nationally of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. This inspirational event raises awareness [...]
Capacity Crowd Helps Raise Praise and Cancer Awareness
January 29, 2012 by
Gospel Artists Lend Their Voices and Support to Save Lives PORTSMOUTH, VA- Jan. 30, 2012 – The American Cancer Society, in partnership with NEWorks Productions and Grove Church, hosted “Call to Action” a free gospel concert to increase cancer awareness and action within Portsmouth’s African American community. The event, the first of its kind in Portsmouth, [...]
Gospel Concert to Raise Cancer Awareness and Celebrate Volunteers
January 27, 2012 by
Portsmouth, VA — The American Cancer Society, in partnership with NEWorks Productions and Grove Church, will host “Call to Action” a gospel concert to increase cancer awareness and action within Portsmouth’s African American community. The event, the first of its kind in Portsmouth, is a combination of music and ministry designed to address the wellbeing [...]
Gospel Concert to Raise Cancer Awareness and Celebrate Volunteers
January 23, 2012 by
Portsmouth, VA – Jan. 15, 2011 – The American Cancer Society, in partnership with NEWorks Productions and Grove Church, will host “Call to Action” a gospel concert to increase cancer awareness and action within Portsmouth’s African American community. The event, the first of its kind in Portsmouth, is a combination of music and ministry designed to [...]
American Cancer Society Joins Other Cancer Advocates to Support Funding for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
March 23, 2011 by
Raleigh, NC – March 23, 2011 – Today, the American Cancer Society participated in a news conference with other cancer advocates in support of legislation that would support increased funding for breast and cervical cancer screening and early detection. The press conference was hosted by North Carolina Rep. Nelson Dollar. The bill, HB160, will provide [...]
S.C. African American Men’s Health Forum Focuses on Healthy Lifestyles
December 29, 2010 by
Columbia, SC – The American Cancer Society has opened registration for the 2011 South Carolina African American Men’s Health Forum. The event, themed “Taking Care of the Man in the Mirror,” will take place on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Brookland Banquet and Conference Center in West Columbia from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Continental [...]
American Cancer Society Comments on North Carolina Cancer Deaths
November 15, 2010 by
Nov. 12, 2010 – This week, the North Carolina Division of Public Health reported that cancer claimed 17,476 lives in North Carolina last year, making it the leading cause of death in the state. Nadine Malpass, American Cancer Society State Vice President for North Carolina, offered these comments in response to the report: “Americans often [...]
American Cancer Society Names First Horry County Collaborative Health Care Provider Partner
November 2, 2010 by
Myrtle Beach, SC - Nov. 2, 2010– The American Cancer Society is recognizing its first health care provider in Horry County. Carolina Regional Cancer Center will receive the Society Collaborative Health Care Partner award in a press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16. The press conference will be held at the cancer center, 4712 Oleander [...]
American Cancer Society Awards Over $3 Million in Research and Training Grants to Three North Carolina Institutions
October 14, 2010 by
October 14, 2010— The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded has awarded six grants totaling $3,018,000 to researchers in North Carolina. The grants, which go into effect January 1, 2011, are among 94 national research and training grants totaling $46,633,000 in the first [...]
Logan’s Restaurants Go Pink to Fight Breast Cancer
October 5, 2010 by
Oct. 4, 2010 - Eighteen Logan’s restaurants in the Carolinas and Augusta, GA will host a “Pink Out” on October 25 to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer. On the “Pink Out” day, the restaurants will be decorated in pink décor, staff will wear pink clothing and 10 [...]